diff --git a/extension/content/extractor.js b/extension/content/extractor.js
index 9d72934..d59b9f5 100644
--- a/extension/content/extractor.js
+++ b/extension/content/extractor.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function extractContentFromDOM(document, url = (typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
     title,
     pageType,
     content: content.slice(0, 15000),
-    wordCount: content.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).length
+    wordCount: (content.match(/\S+/g) || []).length
   };
 }