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
Hey, so part of being a community driven company is the responsibility to make decisions with your community's best interest in mind first rather than your own. If creators left one day for an alternative site, you would be screwed. So you should make decisions with that in mind.