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
Why must their version of "consistency" involve making this feature consistently bad rather than consistently good? Of course you'll ignore this outpour of negative feedback and continue to make changes no one wants instead of focusing on your real issues.