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
but why? it's just insult to injury. If you're going to implement a bad system, at least be nice to the API users.
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it just makes no sense. There are 0 reasons to restrict API data values. It almost seems like some sort of power move if they're going this far just to stop the public from seeing sub counts.
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