I’ve developed a plugin for a CMS, that lists given streamers including some “basic” info (where i would see the follower count, too) and (if available) informations about their live stream:
Removing the follower count isn’t an option, because the new API already provides less informations, than the previous one (at least for those who are currently not live). The limit increase would be an option, but then, every (or many) user of my plugin would have to request it.
However, i personally don’t like the idea to make X calls for a simple number. It would also be better for the Twitch servers, if people would not have to hammer X calls just for a simple number 