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
Please... PLEASE look at the reaction to this proposed change. Do you see many positive reactions? It may seem like a good idea but it’s clearly not what people want. Maybe just say you changed your mind and listened to your users. That’s a really important thing to do.