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've been helping my friend Levi build this channel for over 5 years! We've watched this number slowly climb up each and every day and so have his subscribers, and those subscribers are proud to see that number increase too. They want to celebrate with him. Why take that away??pic.twitter.com/pjbI8uOCMO