Its confusing, but in this context it is just another way of saying 'huge'. 1000 is a bigger number than 10, so 1000% feels bigger than 10x. The exact numbers d

Its confusing, but in this context it is just another way of saying 'huge'. 1000 is a bigger number than 10, so 1000% feels bigger than 10x. The exact numbers don't matter here, so thats why I think people will keep using percentages.