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 get that this is for consistency's sake, but why not just do the opposite for that? Detailed statistics are better. This is a minor downgrade which doesn't really have a purpose.