Slow Performance with COUNT() on InnoDB Tables - Inquiry for Faster Alternatives

Hello Team,

I would like to know if there are any faster alternatives or optimizations available to retrieve the exact row count in InnoDB engines without resorting to estimated counts.
While I understand that certain techniques (like using SHOW TABLE STATUS or INFORMATION_SCHEMA) can be used for estimates, I specifically need the exact row count. Is there any way to retrieve the exact row count faster instead of count()?