The reference claim is that Tesla has made a $1 billion profit, emphasis on profit. You only generate a profit in that context if you've sold. If you'd like a

The reference claim is that Tesla has made a $1 billion profit, emphasis on profit. You only generate a profit in that context if you've sold. If you'd like a proof on how this works in action, let your gain in a stock (or Bitcoin) evaporate, sell your position at break-even, and then demand to be paid your former unrealized 'profit,' see what happens. What does any of that have to do with Gates or Bezos holding stock in a company?