This data is from the AskSteem index of the blockchain so some of the numbers may be out of date by up to 3 days. From your comment, it doesn't sound like this user is new to steem so they should be on the index, any chance you could supply their username so I can look them up.
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The mysterious name is an older "user" named @freedom
Noticed them on steemwhales.. holding #3 for quite some time, by a solid margin. They aren't new.
Okay I see the issue, the top richest users list above is ranked by Steem Dollars which is the liquid currency on the steem blockchain, @freedom only has $1.77 Steem Dollars in their account, and most of their wealth is held in Steem Power which is the metric used to determine voting power, but not a liquid currency. For your convenience here is the AskSteem list of top users ranked by Steem Power:
Interesting. Thanks!