diff --git a/config/example.yaml b/config/example.yaml
index 906f547..a73b822 100644
--- a/config/example.yaml
+++ b/config/example.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ chain:
 #     - www.cloudflare.com
 #     - www.amazon.com
 #   test_timeout: 15         # per-test timeout (seconds)
-#   test_concurrency: 5      # parallel health tests
+#   test_concurrency: 25     # max parallel tests (auto-scales to ~10% of pool)
 #   max_fails: 3             # consecutive fails before eviction
 #   state_file: ""           # empty = ~/.cache/s5p/pool.json
 #   report_url: ""           # POST dead proxies here (optional)
diff --git a/docs/CHEATSHEET.md b/docs/CHEATSHEET.md
index ef49d6f..bd97f55 100644
--- a/docs/CHEATSHEET.md
+++ b/docs/CHEATSHEET.md
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ proxy_pool:
     - www.google.com
     - www.cloudflare.com
     - www.amazon.com
+  test_concurrency: 25  # max parallel tests (auto-scales to ~10% of pool)
   max_fails: 3       # evict after N fails
   report_url: ""     # POST dead proxies (optional)
 ```
diff --git a/docs/USAGE.md b/docs/USAGE.md
index 1ec4040..834ca98 100644
--- a/docs/USAGE.md
+++ b/docs/USAGE.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ proxy_pool:
     - www.cloudflare.com
     - www.amazon.com
   test_timeout: 15
-  test_concurrency: 5
+  test_concurrency: 25       # max parallel tests (auto-scales to ~10% of pool)
   max_fails: 3
   state_file: ""      # empty = ~/.cache/s5p/pool.json
 ```
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ proxy_pool:
     - www.cloudflare.com
     - www.amazon.com
   test_timeout: 15          # per-test timeout (seconds)
-  test_concurrency: 5       # parallel health tests
+  test_concurrency: 25      # max parallel tests (auto-scales to ~10% of pool)
   max_fails: 3              # evict after N consecutive failures
   state_file: ""            # empty = ~/.cache/s5p/pool.json
   report_url: ""            # POST dead proxies here (optional)
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ by performing a TLS handshake against one of the `test_targets` (rotated
 round-robin). A successful handshake marks the proxy alive. After `max_fails`
 consecutive failures, a proxy is evicted.
 
+Concurrency auto-scales to ~10% of the proxy count, capped by
+`test_concurrency` (default 25, minimum 3). For example, a pool of 73 proxies
+tests 7 at a time rather than saturating the upstream Tor node.
+
 Before each health test cycle, the static chain is tested without any pool
 proxy. If the chain itself is unreachable (e.g., Tor is down), proxy tests
 are skipped entirely and a warning is logged. This prevents false mass-failure
diff --git a/src/s5p/config.py b/src/s5p/config.py
index c2fd85c..ea5e645 100644
--- a/src/s5p/config.py
+++ b/src/s5p/config.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ProxyPoolConfig:
         "www.amazon.com",
     ])
     test_timeout: float = 15.0
-    test_concurrency: int = 5
+    test_concurrency: int = 25
     max_fails: int = 3
     state_file: str = ""
     report_url: str = ""
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def load_config(path: str | Path) -> Config:
             "test_interval": float(pool_raw.get("test_interval", 120)),
             "test_url": pool_raw.get("test_url", ""),
             "test_timeout": float(pool_raw.get("test_timeout", 15)),
-            "test_concurrency": int(pool_raw.get("test_concurrency", 5)),
+            "test_concurrency": int(pool_raw.get("test_concurrency", 25)),
             "max_fails": int(pool_raw.get("max_fails", 3)),
             "state_file": pool_raw.get("state_file", ""),
             "report_url": pool_raw.get("report_url", ""),
diff --git a/src/s5p/pool.py b/src/s5p/pool.py
index 24487ae..3ebd1e5 100644
--- a/src/s5p/pool.py
+++ b/src/s5p/pool.py
@@ -300,7 +300,9 @@ class ProxyPool:
         if not target:
             return
 
-        sem = asyncio.Semaphore(self._cfg.test_concurrency)
+        effective = max(3, min(len(target) // 10, self._cfg.test_concurrency))
+        sem = asyncio.Semaphore(effective)
+        logger.debug("pool: testing %d proxies (concurrency=%d)", len(target), effective)
         results: dict[str, bool] = {}
 
         async def _test(key: str, entry: ProxyEntry) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_pool.py b/tests/test_pool.py
index 6ed0bed..66eb4d2 100644
--- a/tests/test_pool.py
+++ b/tests/test_pool.py
@@ -155,6 +155,102 @@ class TestProxyPoolWeight:
         pool.report_failure(hop)  # should not raise
 
 
+class TestDynamicConcurrency:
+    """Test dynamic health test concurrency scaling."""
+
+    def test_scales_to_ten_percent(self):
+        import asyncio
+        from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
+
+        cfg = ProxyPoolConfig(sources=[], test_concurrency=25)
+        pool = ProxyPool(cfg, [], timeout=10.0)
+
+        now = time.time()
+        # add 100 proxies -> effective concurrency = max(3, min(100//10, 25)) = 10
+        for i in range(100):
+            hop = ChainHop(proto="socks5", host=f"10.0.{i // 256}.{i % 256}", port=1080)
+            key = f"socks5://10.0.{i // 256}.{i % 256}:1080"
+            pool._proxies[key] = ProxyEntry(hop=hop, alive=False, last_seen=now)
+
+        captured = {}
+
+        original_semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore
+
+        def capture_semaphore(value):
+            captured["concurrency"] = value
+            return original_semaphore(value)
+
+        with (
+            patch.object(pool, "_test_proxy", new_callable=AsyncMock, return_value=True),
+            patch("s5p.pool.asyncio.Semaphore", side_effect=capture_semaphore),
+        ):
+            asyncio.run(pool._run_health_tests())
+
+        assert captured["concurrency"] == 10
+
+    def test_minimum_of_three(self):
+        import asyncio
+        from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
+
+        cfg = ProxyPoolConfig(sources=[], test_concurrency=25)
+        pool = ProxyPool(cfg, [], timeout=10.0)
+
+        now = time.time()
+        # 5 proxies -> 5//10=0, but min is 3
+        for i in range(5):
+            hop = ChainHop(proto="socks5", host=f"10.0.0.{i}", port=1080)
+            pool._proxies[f"socks5://10.0.0.{i}:1080"] = ProxyEntry(
+                hop=hop, alive=False, last_seen=now,
+            )
+
+        captured = {}
+
+        original_semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore
+
+        def capture_semaphore(value):
+            captured["concurrency"] = value
+            return original_semaphore(value)
+
+        with (
+            patch.object(pool, "_test_proxy", new_callable=AsyncMock, return_value=True),
+            patch("s5p.pool.asyncio.Semaphore", side_effect=capture_semaphore),
+        ):
+            asyncio.run(pool._run_health_tests())
+
+        assert captured["concurrency"] == 3
+
+    def test_capped_by_config(self):
+        import asyncio
+        from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
+
+        cfg = ProxyPoolConfig(sources=[], test_concurrency=5)
+        pool = ProxyPool(cfg, [], timeout=10.0)
+
+        now = time.time()
+        # 1000 proxies -> 1000//10=100, capped at 5
+        for i in range(1000):
+            h = f"10.{i // 65536}.{(i // 256) % 256}.{i % 256}"
+            hop = ChainHop(proto="socks5", host=h, port=1080)
+            key = str(hop)
+            pool._proxies[key] = ProxyEntry(hop=hop, alive=False, last_seen=now)
+
+        captured = {}
+
+        original_semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore
+
+        def capture_semaphore(value):
+            captured["concurrency"] = value
+            return original_semaphore(value)
+
+        with (
+            patch.object(pool, "_test_proxy", new_callable=AsyncMock, return_value=True),
+            patch("s5p.pool.asyncio.Semaphore", side_effect=capture_semaphore),
+        ):
+            asyncio.run(pool._run_health_tests())
+
+        assert captured["concurrency"] == 5
+
+
 class TestProxyPoolHealthTests:
     """Test selective health testing."""