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
Whats the point of this? It's not any more family friendly, it doesn't appeal to advertisers in any obvious way, it's just pointless
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I understand that it's meant to display better on mobile, but there's very little reason for it to carry over to desktop and litterally no reason it should carry over to the API
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