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
This is outright unbelievable. Why would you change something that no one has a problem with? Making changes like this ruins the platform entirely. I guess this was expected from Tean YouTube. Many others and I are disappointed.