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
Ah yes. This was the one thing that truly needed to be fixed on the youtube platform. Its like a house is on fire and youtube tries to help by slowly fanning the flames...