A counter system and method and computer program product for managing counter systems. Counter systems management includes receiving a count event associated with a counter, updating a first stage counter value based on the count event, determining whether to eject the counter value based on a random function of the counter state, and ejecting the counter value. A counter system comprises a first stage update unit configured to accept a count event and to eject a counter. A second stage update unit may be configured to accept an ejected counter value, and includes a second counting module configured to accumulate the ejected counter value.