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 am a brand new "creator" not a month up and running and all these new "features" seem very anti-conducive (yes I created this term), and generally unawesome (I cannot lay claim to this term).