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
Trying to hide that subscriber "bug" that keeps seeing people's counts drop for no reason, eh? How about fix it instead of trying to sweep it under the rug. If, that is, it actually is a bug and not ideological purging.