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
Not cool. Not cool at all.
as a YouTuber is this community for nearly 7 years, this genuinely disappoints me. This is a step is the very wrong direction, and the de-evolving of public statistics and entertainment.