What I find interesting is that you didn't even question the results that you saw, just posted. Did you actually visit any of the blogs and say, "that is weird, this person has 289 posts and only 2 replies - maybe I should have a look at that" :D
I like numbers and I know there is a bit of margin for error, but these are senseless.
RE: How much the top authors earn in Hive? Please give the figures in USD? Quora-Hive Awareness.