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
BS this is just for consistency purposes! We can already see the abbreviated sub count on the same page as the detailed one right next to it... Might as well just remove the text instead of cloning it in a slightly different stylepic.twitter.com/dB8jMBE1DC