Heads up, Creators: On Dec 13-14 you may see a noticeable decrease in your sub count as we remove spam subscriptions. If spam is removed, you'll see a YouTube Studio alert: https://goo.gl/qGDBvX This should help give you confidence that the subs you do have are real fans!
I just got my 9th subscriber after uploading 154 videos over the course of almost 3 years. I look forward to getting a message that says I only have 6 real subscribers and being set back almost 1 year in progress as a content creator for your website.