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
This is not cool. Why can't you just listen to what the community wants? This won't benefit us at all, and it'll even KILL some channels like FlareTV, who's live subscriber count streams are what gave them over 2.5 million subscribers in the first place. This feature won't help.