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
Don't think that's a great idea @TeamYouTube maybe you should look this over a little bit more before you act on it. Don't believe me look at the 4000 comments that disagree with you.