Dug around a little. Seems the 10k were split between 10 different states. Here is an infographic from the source:

The numbers do seem inflated and don’t add up very well comparatively between the different countries either.

Tbf, you don’t really need any app. With Mullvad I just download configuration files and import them in KDE. It really is dead simple. Now enabling VPN at will is just two clicks with the possibility do make it automatic with three to four clicks.

That they get to take other people’s knowledge and ideas and keep it for themselves. Wait, were the corporations the real pirates^TM all along?