It is true, the parent is talking about physical qubits. By the most recent 2019 estimate (specifically the National Academies report, which was on HN recently,

It is true, the parent is talking about physical qubits. By the most recent 2019 estimate (specifically the National Academies report, which was on HN recently, we'll need to increase our current qubit achievements by a factor of at least 10^5. That equates to millions of qubits, because we've currently achieved tens of qubits.