Abbreviated public subscriber counts are gradually rolling out starting next week. We heard a lot of feedback from the community following our announcement in May – we’ve updated our original post with more info here → https://yt.be/help/LF4J
This is a huge mistake. Please don’t think this is a good idea for the community. Your eliminating so many things creators and subscribers use to bond, as subscribers can no longer see there contribution. The number doesn’t change. Even large youtubers are saying no to this.