It's been like that since late summer. I got to the front page, but now I've been sitting in the middle of the third. I tried to sift through the source code on github, but that was the one thing I could never really crack. I know that certain follows don't 'count' (multiple sub-sites by the same supporter account), but that is usually reflected already on your profile. )
To add to dannarchy's comment, if I am not mistaken the follower count you see on your profile is disconnected from what metric the "Most Followed" uses. Not sure about this though
The whole most followed page ranking system got hosed last year. Some people with more followers got kicked down - or even off the front page entirely, Some with less got kicked up to the top of page 1. I call shenanigans! >:(
i feel like this all the time
if it makes you feel better, i started this whole shebang up on a whim. i still don't know what i'm going to put up on here.