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
I scrolled through dozens of comments. They p. much all say "don't do this. It's a bad idea" or "there are actual, big problems that creators face that you keep ignoring". I'm convinced someone in charge at YT made a game out of "what else can we tweak that nobody asked for?".