Currently, public sub counts are abbreviated in most but not all places across YouTube. In August, we’ll make this more consistent by always showing abbreviated sub counts publicly. Creators: You’ll still see your full sub count in Studio! Learn more → http://yt.be/help/abbrev-count …pic.twitter.com/pmaKk4EU4k
If you don’t have a specific follower count the sponsor can’t see if they should spend money on you, they don’t know if your on the high end of 400k or the low end... it just makes it harder for everyone