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
@YTCreators @YouTube why not better just take the number out just hide it so people can base their views in quality of a video and not on a number of subs. Because viewers sadly don't follow quality they just follow the most popular person with the biggest number...