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
So if a channel with 9,999,900 subs wants to secure a brand deal, and it says 9M instead... that loss of 999,900 subs is okay? Or what if their viewers want to track how close they are to 10M? YouTube. Stop. Every time you change something, it's something nobody asked for. Ever.


