Leaderboard

The Gamification Gurus Power 100 ranked individual social influence from 2012 to 2019. It is no longer active.

Any questions on this list or gamification in general - please contact Toby Beresford

Rank			Guru score
1.	(1)	Yu-kai Chou Gamification Pioneer. Creator of the Octalysis Framework. Octalysis Group, HTC/VIVE. My work has empowered over 1 Billion User Experiences. Opinions my own.	94.7
2.	(2)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	81.9
3.	(8)	Sergio Jiménez	80.9
4.	(4)	Roman Rackwitz Gamification Pioneer CEO Engaginglab www.romanrackwitz.de	74.8
5.	(39)	Juan J. F. Valera Mariscal Social Psychologist. Gamification Designer.Executive Trainer and Coach. Professor and Author:"Gamificación en la empresa","CommuniCARDS". Coordinator of Psychology and Technology Group in COPMadrid	74.4
6.	(10)	José Carlos Cortizo	73.7
7.	(3)	Victor Manrique www.epicwinblog.net	73.7
8.	(9)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	71.4
9.	(16)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	68.4
10.	(24)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	68.1
11.	(13)	Monica Cornetti Gamifcation Consultant and Trainer CEO of Sententia Gamification Specializing in Train the Trainer GamiCon Gamemaster	67.5
12.	(6)	Gabe Zichermann If you're not currently on the precipice of failure, you're not doing it right. Author and Speaker on Behavioral Design & Gamification.	66.4
13.	(11)	Gamifier Gamifier and speaker. Make our environment more FUN by gamification. Take fun seriously! Check https://t.co/y8VOWtDuDP for more info. #gamification	65.7
14.	(5)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	65.0
15.	(18)	IvanKuo_ Digital Strategist at @BoozAllen \| Gamfication, UX, Design Thinking \| Sneakers, Tech, Fashion, & good vibezs	62.2
16.	(7)	David Mullich Video game designer, producer, instructor.	62.0
17.	(12)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	58.9
18.	(14)	Achint Nigam Ph.D IIM Lucknow, Marketing Prof. - BITS Pilani, Biker, Cyclist, Marathon Runner, & Powerlifting.. !!	56.4
19.	(17)	Flavio Escribano PhD. Head of [Gamification] Research Team at @gecon_es \|\| Founder of @arsgames. Quiz me, baby	54.0
20.	(15)	Kelly Kampen Entrepreneur, LifeHacker, Semi-Minimalist, Founder of @DojoThreads (https://t.co/SVXQH4J9fl)	52.1
21.	(94)	Brian Burke Skier, Mountain Biker, Gamification & Enterprise Architecture expert at @Gartner_inc	50.2
22.	(21)	An Coppens Chief game changer at Gamification Nation based in London and serving European clients.	50.2
23.	(59)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	47.5
24.	(91)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	45.0
25.	(36)	GeCon	43.9

26.	(27)	R Ray Wang @ConstellationR #CEO @DisrupTVShow 2X BestSelling Author @hcleadership @HarvardBiz Keynoter #Futurist Provocateur #EDM #DJ #Foodie #SVLife #TaiwaneseAm	43.8
27.	(19)	Jane McGonigal The opposite of play isn't work. It's depression. Get my NYT bestsellers SUPERBETTER and REALITY IS BROKEN! (powered by the science of games) https://t.co/lfF5lsMrER	43.5
28.	(29)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	43.3
29.	(43)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	42.0
30.	(25)	Ian Bogost Writer & game designer. Professor of media studies, computing, business, architecture @GeorgiaTech. Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic. Editor @ObjectsObjects.	41.5
31.	(62)	Zac Fitz-Walter Old twitter username, find me at @zacfitzwalter for all my latest nerdy updates.	40.2
32.	(26)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	38.5
33.	(54)	Scott Dodson #Growth #Product #Marketing I ♥ intrinsic motivation & sustained engagement I CMO @HeroGaming I Former CGO @Lingvist I Tweets & opinions are (clearly) my own :p	38.1
34.	(109)	Javier Arquelladas padre de 3 maravillosos hijos, creciendo con OMEGA CRM cada día y aprendiendo de la vida a base de “experiencias” ;) #customerexperience #omegacrm #oneteam	37.9
35.	(33)	Thomas Power Independent Director @9Spokes @bicraorg @pennypower @savortex DM @WhatsApp +447875695012 Email thomas@bip100.club #Bitcoin Join #BIP100Club	36.3
36.	(57)	Jussi Mori #UserAdoption #JediMaster Office Apps & Services MVP, Serial Entrepreneur, Hacker of health and growth, Gamer, SciFi and Fantasy Geek. Knight in the Web 3.0	35.9
37.	(35)	Scott Sinclair I enjoy entrepreneurship, technology, digital, gamification and psychology. Views are my own.	35.8
38.	(96)	Priscilla Haring Mediapsycholoog MSc	35.8
39.	(20)	Isidro Rodrigo Serious Gamer + HRer + Lifelong Learner + Shiny Happy People Searcher + Other Undiscovered Things = That's me!	35.3
40.	(37)	Dennis Crowley I like to build things (@Foursquare	35.3
41.	(44)	Trapper Markelz COO @BuiltOnBeamable. Startup leader. Poet. Musician. Cyclist. Sci-fi fan. Husband. Father of four. he/him	35.0
42.	(28)	Markus Rach #TikTok creator (460K) \| #bestselling #author \| #marketing lecturer \| #entrepreneur \| #digitalmarketing & #socialmedia for #B2B is my thing	34.7
43.	(38)	JP Rangaswami Passionate about things I care about. My family. My church. My friends. Books and music. Information. Its free passage and enrichment	34.6
44.	(22)	Jesse Lahey Host of Engaging Leader and Game Changer podcasts	34.6
45.	(83)	Kes Sampanthar Managing Director at KPMG Innovation Labs. Tweets: Brains, Games, Science, Media, Innovation NOTE: Opinions expressed here are solely my own.	34.0
46.	(40)	Steven L. Johnson He/him. Views expressed are my own; RT ≠ endorsement Associate Professor, U. of Virginia	33.8
47.	(119)	Matt Foster Lover of competition, technology & making the world a better place. Avid sports fan & Boilermaker. I am a maker & I am what moves the world forward.	33.6
48.	(60)	Tom Chatfield Tech philosopher, novelist, dad. Non-fiction, thrillers, critical thinking. Lists. Latest book: #HowToThink https://t.co/HU6JklHyXQ	33.4
49.	(34)	Mike Martoccia Career Strategist w/ focus on Platforms. Fluent in IoT/Immersive/identity/blockchain. Technical evaluator and investor, momentum trader, Alt-* hater. #DYOR	33.1
50.	(48)	Guy Stephens \| @guy1067 Social Customer Care Managing Consultant, IBM.	32.9

51.	(47)	Manuel__esc Ingeniero de Sueños y #CEO en @healthybluebits, Mi pasión es ayudar a cambiar el mundo con #ehealth: promoción de la #salud. #Xamarin #developer #punk #hacker	32.9
52.	(63)	André Cavero Family 1st, after that #Innovation #Transformation #Gamification & #MusicLover. #Digital #Marketing at @Yanbal	32.6
53.	(23)	Kabir Ahmad Gamification geek	32.4
54.	(32)	JesseSchell I am a game designer.	32.0
55.	(71)	Helen Routledge Serious Games Designer, Author, Blogger and Psychologist, Gamification	31.9
56.	(41)	Robert Californian. Lived & worked in Asia from 2010-2021. Tweeting about gaming, consumer internet, sports tech, and entrepreneurship \| Founder: @Playbasis @BoltHype	31.6
57.	(115)	Klaus Klaus Just ballin' around	31.3
58.	(58)	Michael Fergusson Michael is a business poet. He composes his businesses in Vancouver BC.	31.2
59.	(51)	Amit Shah #Technology & Business executive helping global companies succeed. #cloud #transformation #formula1 #nba views are my own	30.8
60.	(49)	Thijs De Vries Experience designer, gamification expert, public speaker. Top 10 Gamification Guru, Speaker at TEDx.	30.4
61.	(52)	Mariann Hardey A Sociologist. Asso Prof @DurhamUni: Inequality & interventions in tech. Book: Culture of Women in Tech (WiT), An Unsuitable Job for a Woman. Still learning :-)	30.3
62.	(80)	Alejandrodomsau Dtor. Comunicación en @OmniumLab y @NeurobiaR Corresponsal en @EFEnoticias Periodismo, game design, guionaje, serious games, gamification y flamenco	29.6
63.	(75)	Mike Finney Can do! I am living a Yes Attitude while sharing a smile with the people I meet. Just like the Agile Manifesto says: People First. I am Mike Finney; I apply Gamification to add color where the worl...	29.6
64.	(55)	Víctor VictorMadueno Business & Digital Consultant at @emakina \| Helping Brands Bridge Their Digital Gaps \| Angel Investor @GetCarbonMobile	29.1
65.	(46)	Yaniv Corem Founder & CEO, Playful Meme :: Gamification Design & Consultancy	29.1
66.	(87)	Carter Lusher Carter Lusher: @Zuora Analyst Relations (AR) #subscribed. Independent observer of IT industry, IT disruption & innovation. Also "analyst of the analysts"	28.9
67.	(76)	Fredrik Torstensson Beer and freedom	28.7
68.	(79)	Tommy Lee Die hard #ravens fan, Biz Dev for @kingcountyIT, sports nut, and backyard #bbq guy	28.5
69.	(61)	Keith Smith	28.5
70.	(101)	Jose Angel Cano Founder at @specesvoladores and @wonnova. ex-@IVIclinics,@bmw. Digital entrepreneur&marketeer. Father of 2 lovely girls and husband. Biker, traveller.	27.9
71.	(78)	Nacho Harriague Geek, entrepreneur, musician(ish) & decent yachtsman.	27.8
72.	(65)	Mario Götz Leiter Digital & Marketing bei @cubetech_ch - Bastler bei @rumblebox_cbg - Bündner - Media Engineer - Privater Kanal	27.8
73.	(68)	Kris Duggan None but ourselves can free our minds. Read more at https://t.co/yNZRDTGvZU	27.7
74.	(73)	Mdohlen Startup guy & Innovation Consultant \| product brands & ecommerce \| innovation, service design, corporate innovation, business model generation	27.0
75.	(132)	Hanan Gazit Founder @julootGG Gaming+ Gameful UX Design & Metaverse Expert, Startups & Enterprise Advisor, Mentor, Keynote Speaker. \| Tweets are my own.	26.8

76.	(45)	Bob Marsh Could be a decent golfer but rather hang with the fam & grow a company.	26.6
77.	(56)	ThomasBCN Independent mind working on mobile growth. https://t.co/1E2rrQMVq9	26.5
78.	(67)	Barry Kirk Marketing consultant helping brands engage, retain and grow their valued customers \| Principal Consultant at Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute \| Tikiphile	26.1
79.	(88)	Raf Keustermans CEO at @Sportlight_Ltd, a sports analytics startup. Advisor of StikiPixels. Former co-founder & CEO of Plumbee, acquired by Sony's GSN Games in 2016.	26.0
80.	(50)	Jon Radoff Adventurer & entrepreneur. I fight for the game-maker. CEO https://t.co/rMJUnF2Fb3 #metaverse #games #gamedev #nft #f2p	25.7
81.	(70)	Katie Piatt Technology, Learning & Games \| eLearning at the University of Brighton \| Co-Chair Playful Learning Association \| LGBT+ Ally	25.6
82.	(85)	Semin Ozmorali Believer of #digital marketing & #ecommerce, into #UX & design trends, & coffee lover.	25.5
83.	(69)	Steve Peters Immersive Experience Designer, King of Shenanigans. These tweets auto-delete after 30 days. #ephemera #nomakeup #blessed	25.1
84.	(72)	Willempje Love movements. Love to make you move. #community #social #sports \| inspired by tech ----- mail@willempje.com	24.6
85.	(97)	Nitesh Ambuj Digital Transformation Evengalist \| Product Strategist \| Entrepreneur \| Social Activist \| Political Observer \| Author \| Conversationalist - Speaker	24.6
86.	(92)	Lucía Gutiérrez G. Marketiniana de corazón 2.0 - Fan de la vida, de viajar, de leer, de reír, de la comida china, de VillaVi, de aprender..	24.5
87.	(74)	Nicholas Lovell Author of The Curve, founder of GAMESbrief, consultant on new business models. Latest book: The F2P Toolbox	24.3
88.	(81)	Dr. Justin Marquis Juggler of human brains, e-learning and video games! Game-based learning authority and curriculum design mastermind!	24.1
89.	(77)	Luca Massaro Founder and CEO of @WePlayCo Multi-Award-Winning, Performance Marketing Agency for the Sports Sector.	23.9
90.	(102)	Sergey	23.7
91.	(84)	Michelle Katics BankersLab Bringing gamified learning to the banking industry.	23.7
92.	(82)	Gamification_Br Doutorando em Linguística Aplicada - Universidade Católica de Pelotas. Gamification Researcher	23.5
93.	(31)	Antonio Segovia Gamifier & Designer at Bitoon Games	23.4
94.	(95)	Caroline Japic CMO at Kenna Security, Technology Cheerleader, Cloud Expert, Cybersecurity Stylist, Wife, Mother of Three Turbo Soccer & Volleyball Girls, Christian.	22.9
95.	(90)	Nicolas Babin A rare combination of technology, marketing and management. Co founder of GamFed	22.7
96.	(116)	SocialMediaSoul My passion is to help others by finding simple solutions to complex problems.	22.6
97.	(66)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	22.1
98.	(111)	Kam Star I love creating products users love	21.8
99.	(98)	Elle Waters Find me on LinkedIn: https://t.co/1M0HbzjHH7	21.4
100.	(150)	Hb_jacobs Harry Jacobs Lives in Yellowknife, and is also known as the North of 60 Gaming a channel dedicated to gaming in the North of 60.	21.2