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
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Replying to @321gofast @TeamYouTube
We get our data from YouTubes API which should continue to show accurate data for subscriber count.
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Upon closer look, it might affect our data display, but only time will tell.
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To confirm, third parties that use YouTube API Services will also get the same abbreviated public counts as you'll see on YouTube. Read the full announcement here: http://yt.be/help/abbrev-count …
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Replying to @TeamYouTube @SocialBlade and
YouTube What Are you Doing? Social blade is so so so useful for real time sub counts, esp when people are approaching milestones! Why the heck are you planning to mess that up? What’s the reasoning behind it?
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Replying to @Bexy_xox @TeamYouTube and
I think we've established that they don't really have any reasoning behind any decision, it's more a case of dipping their hand in a bag and pulling a usefull feature to remove out.
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Replying to @JTsince1980 @Bexy_xox and
On the other hand, it make pointless stuff like PewDiePie vs T-Series less likely.
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Honestly, it's the only one I've ever known about. The loss of functionality just to deal with this doesn't seem worth it.
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Replying to @JTsince1980 @Bexy_xox and
It's not lost though, rather it's unavailable publicly. You'll still know you're X away from Y, even if the figure for everyone else won't tick over until you reach Y.
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Replying to @Auzathoth @Bexy_xox and
Using YouTubes own tools, when I prefer SocialBlades interface and reporting
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