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 hate how everything in the world is getting oversimplified. This needs to be stopped man, some people love to look at statistics, Including me. I might start using a completely different video sharing website if this gets added, I wont miss youtube at all, trust me.