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:
| Username | Steem Power |
|---|---|
| steemit | 70712504 |
| freedom | 7183800 |
| steem | 4913756.5 |
| ned | 4436561 |
| dan | 4160243.25 |
| blocktrades | 2836369 |
| val-a | 2543433.5 |
| mottler | 2231285.25 |
| abit | 1943398.25 |
| databass | 1691378.125 |
Interesting. Thanks!