diff --git a/_inc/lib/core-api/wpcom-endpoints/subscribers.php b/_inc/lib/core-api/wpcom-endpoints/subscribers.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Subscribers: Get subscriber count
+ *
+ * @since 6.9
+ */
+class WPCOM_REST_API_V2_Endpoint_Subscribers extends WP_REST_Controller {
+	function __construct() {
+		$this->namespace = 'wpcom/v2';
+		$this->rest_base = 'subscribers';
+		// This endpoint *does not* need to connect directly to Jetpack sites.
+		$this->wpcom_is_wpcom_only_endpoint = true;
+		add_action( 'rest_api_init', array( $this, 'register_routes' ) );
+	}
+
+	public function register_routes() {
+		// GET /sites/<blog_id>/subscribers/count - Return number of subscribers for this site.
+		register_rest_route( $this->namespace, '/' . $this->rest_base  . '/count', array(
+			array(
+				'methods'             => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
+				'callback'            => array( $this, 'get_subscriber_count' ),
+				'permission_callback' => array( $this, 'readable_permission_check' ),
+			)
+		) );
+	}
+
+	public function readable_permission_check() {
+		if ( ! current_user_can_for_blog( get_current_blog_id(), 'edit_posts' ) ) {
+			return new WP_Error( 'authorization_required', 'Only users with the permission to edit posts can see the subscriber count.', array( 'status' => 401 ) );
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieves subscriber count
+	 *
+	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request incoming API request info
+	 * @return array data object containing subscriber count
+	 */
+	public function get_subscriber_count( $request ) {
+		$subscriptions = new Jetpack_Subscriptions_Widget();
+		$subscriber_info = $subscriptions->fetch_subscriber_count();
+		$subscriber_count = $subscriber_info['value'];
+
+		return array(
+			'count' => $subscriber_count
+		);
+	}
+}
+
+if ( Jetpack::is_module_active( 'subscriptions ') || ( defined( 'TESTING_IN_JETPACK' ) && TESTING_IN_JETPACK ) ) {
+	wpcom_rest_api_v2_load_plugin( 'WPCOM_REST_API_V2_Endpoint_Subscribers' );
+}
diff --git a/tests/php/core-api/wpcom-fields/test_class.subscribers-endpoint.php b/tests/php/core-api/wpcom-fields/test_class.subscribers-endpoint.php
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+<?php
+
+require_once JETPACK__PLUGIN_DIR . '/tests/php/lib/class-wp-test-jetpack-rest-testcase.php';
+require_once JETPACK__PLUGIN_DIR . '/tests/php/lib/class-wp-test-spy-rest-server.php';
+
+/**
+ * @group publicize
+ * @group rest-api
+ */
+class Test_WPCOM_REST_API_V2_Subscribers_Endpoint extends WP_Test_Jetpack_REST_Testcase {
+
+	static $editor_user_id;
+	static $subscriber_user_id;
+
+	public static function wpSetUpBeforeClass( $factory ) {
+		self::$editor_user_id = $factory->user->create( array( 'role' => 'editor' ) );
+		self::$subscriber_user_id = $factory->user->create( array( 'role' => 'subscriber' ) );
+
+		set_transient( 'wpcom_subscribers_total', array('value' => 100, 'status' => 'success' ) );
+	}
+
+	public function test_get_subscriber_count_with_edit_permission() {
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$editor_user_id );
+
+		$request  = new WP_REST_Request( WP_REST_Server::READABLE, '/wpcom/v2/subscribers/count' );
+		$response = $this->server->dispatch( $request );
+		$data     = $response->get_data();
+
+		$this->assertEquals( $data['count'], 100 );
+	}
+
+	public function test_get_subscriber_count_without_edit_permission() {
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$subscriber_user_id );
+
+		$request  = new WP_REST_Request( WP_REST_Server::READABLE, '/wpcom/v2/subscribers/count' );
+		$response = $this->server->dispatch( $request );
+		$data     = $response->get_data();
+
+		$this->assertFalse( isset( $data['count'] ) );
+		$this->assertEquals( $data['data']['status'], 401 );
+	}
+
+}