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 It is no longer active.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.	95.0
2.	(2)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	84.7
3.	(6)	José Carlos Cortizo	74.1
4.	(7)	Victor Manrique www.epicwinblog.net	73.7
5.	(12)	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.	73.5
6.	(3)	Sergio Jiménez	73.3
7.	(18)	Achint Nigam Ph.D IIM Lucknow, Marketing Prof. - BITS Pilani, Biker, Cyclist, Marathon Runner, & Powerlifting.. !!	67.8
8.	(11)	Monica Cornetti Gamifcation Consultant and Trainer CEO of Sententia Gamification Specializing in Train the Trainer GamiCon Gamemaster	66.9
9.	(14)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	64.2
10.	(13)	Gamifier Gamifier and speaker. Make our environment more FUN by gamification. Take fun seriously! Check https://t.co/y8VOWtDuDP for more info. #gamification	63.2
11.	(5)	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	62.9
12.	(17)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	61.3
13.	(8)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	60.1
14.	(16)	David Mullich Video game designer, producer, instructor.	58.8
15.	(15)	IvanKuo_ Digital Strategist at @BoozAllen \| Gamfication, UX, Design Thinking \| Sneakers, Tech, Fashion, & good vibezs	57.8
16.	(31)	Zac Fitz-Walter Old twitter username, find me at @zacfitzwalter for all my latest nerdy updates.	57.0
17.	(19)	Flavio Escribano PhD. Head of [Gamification] Research Team at @gecon_es \|\| Founder of @arsgames. Quiz me, baby	55.7
18.	(4)	Roman Rackwitz Gamification Pioneer CEO Engaginglab www.romanrackwitz.de	52.7
19.	(24)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	50.6
20.	(9)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	49.7
21.	(39)	Isidro Rodrigo Serious Gamer + HRer + Lifelong Learner + Shiny Happy People Searcher + Other Undiscovered Things = That's me!	47.8
22.	(32)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	46.6
23.	(21)	Brian Burke Skier, Mountain Biker, Gamification & Enterprise Architecture expert at @Gartner_inc	46.1
24.	(26)	R Ray Wang @ConstellationR #CEO @DisrupTVShow 2X BestSelling Author @hcleadership @HarvardBiz Keynoter #Futurist Provocateur #EDM #DJ #Foodie #SVLife #TaiwaneseAm	45.4
25.	(10)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	42.8

26.	(33)	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	41.9
27.	(78)	Barry Kirk Marketing consultant helping brands engage, retain and grow their valued customers \| Principal Consultant at Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute \| Tikiphile	41.2
28.	(34)	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	41.1
29.	(30)	Ian Bogost Writer & game designer. Professor of media studies, computing, business, architecture @GeorgiaTech. Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic. Editor @ObjectsObjects.	40.8
30.	(62)	Alejandrodomsau Dtor. Comunicación en @OmniumLab y @NeurobiaR Corresponsal en @EFEnoticias Periodismo, game design, guionaje, serious games, gamification y flamenco	40.3
31.	(46)	Steven L. Johnson He/him. Views expressed are my own; RT ≠ endorsement Associate Professor, U. of Virginia	39.7
32.	(56)	Robert Californian. Lived & worked in Asia from 2010-2021. Tweeting about gaming, consumer internet, sports tech, and entrepreneurship \| Founder: @Playbasis @BoltHype	38.2
33.	(118)	Madhusudan Rao Immersive visualisation using VR & AR, is my next focus area. Keep following me to know more! Opinions are my own.	38.1
34.	(35)	Thomas Power Independent Director @9Spokes @bicraorg @pennypower @savortex DM @WhatsApp +447875695012 Email thomas@bip100.club #Bitcoin Join #BIP100Club	37.9
35.	(81)	Katie Piatt Technology, Learning & Games \| eLearning at the University of Brighton \| Co-Chair Playful Learning Association \| LGBT+ Ally	37.9
36.	(55)	Helen Routledge Serious Games Designer, Author, Blogger and Psychologist, Gamification	37.5
37.	(27)	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	36.8
38.	(29)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	36.7
39.	(40)	Dennis Crowley I like to build things (@Foursquare	36.6
40.	(36)	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	36.4
41.	(43)	JP Rangaswami Passionate about things I care about. My family. My church. My friends. Books and music. Information. Its free passage and enrichment	36.1
42.	(23)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	36.1
43.	(50)	Guy Stephens \| @guy1067 Social Customer Care Managing Consultant, IBM.	35.8
44.	(20)	Kelly Kampen Entrepreneur, LifeHacker, Semi-Minimalist, Founder of @DojoThreads (https://t.co/SVXQH4J9fl)	34.8
45.	(41)	Trapper Markelz COO @BuiltOnBeamable. Startup leader. Poet. Musician. Cyclist. Sci-fi fan. Husband. Father of four. he/him	34.7
46.	(51)	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	34.4
47.	(58)	Michael Fergusson Michael is a business poet. He composes his businesses in Vancouver BC.	34.0
48.	(54)	JesseSchell I am a game designer.	34.0
49.	(28)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	33.8
50.	(49)	Mike Martoccia Career Strategist w/ focus on Platforms. Fluent in IoT/Immersive/identity/blockchain. Technical evaluator and investor, momentum trader, Alt-* hater. #DYOR	33.8

51.	(86)	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..	33.6
52.	(61)	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 :-)	32.8
53.	(42)	Markus Rach #TikTok creator (460K) \| #bestselling #author \| #marketing lecturer \| #entrepreneur \| #digitalmarketing & #socialmedia for #B2B is my thing	32.7
54.	(45)	Kes Sampanthar Managing Director at KPMG Innovation Labs. Tweets: Brains, Games, Science, Media, Innovation NOTE: Opinions expressed here are solely my own.	32.6
55.	(72)	Mario Götz Leiter Digital & Marketing bei @cubetech_ch - Bastler bei @rumblebox_cbg - Bündner - Media Engineer - Privater Kanal	31.1
56.	(75)	Hanan Gazit Founder @julootGG Gaming+ Gameful UX Design & Metaverse Expert, Startups & Enterprise Advisor, Mentor, Keynote Speaker. \| Tweets are my own.	30.8
57.	(68)	Tommy Lee Die hard #ravens fan, Biz Dev for @kingcountyIT, sports nut, and backyard #bbq guy	30.3
58.	(57)	Klaus Klaus Just ballin' around	30.3
59.	(73)	Kris Duggan None but ourselves can free our minds. Read more at https://t.co/yNZRDTGvZU	30.1
60.	(64)	Víctor VictorMadueno Business & Digital Consultant at @emakina \| Helping Brands Bridge Their Digital Gaps \| Angel Investor @GetCarbonMobile	30.0
61.	(60)	Thijs De Vries Experience designer, gamification expert, public speaker. Top 10 Gamification Guru, Speaker at TEDx.	29.9
62.	(65)	Yaniv Corem Founder & CEO, Playful Meme :: Gamification Design & Consultancy	29.9
63.	(84)	Willempje Love movements. Love to make you move. #community #social #sports \| inspired by tech ----- mail@willempje.com	29.8
64.	(80)	Jon Radoff Adventurer & entrepreneur. I fight for the game-maker. CEO https://t.co/rMJUnF2Fb3 #metaverse #games #gamedev #nft #f2p	29.7
65.	(77)	ThomasBCN Independent mind working on mobile growth. https://t.co/1E2rrQMVq9	29.2
66.	(44)	Jesse Lahey Host of Engaging Leader and Game Changer podcasts	28.9
67.	(76)	Bob Marsh Could be a decent golfer but rather hang with the fam & grow a company.	28.9
68.	(97)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	28.7
69.	(52)	André Cavero Family 1st, after that #Innovation #Transformation #Gamification & #MusicLover. #Digital #Marketing at @Yanbal	28.7
70.	(38)	Priscilla Haring Mediapsycholoog MSc	27.8
71.	(99)	Elle Waters Find me on LinkedIn: https://t.co/1M0HbzjHH7	27.5
72.	(79)	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.	27.4
73.	(89)	Luca Massaro Founder and CEO of @WePlayCo Multi-Award-Winning, Performance Marketing Agency for the Sports Sector.	27.3
74.	(150)	Judd Antin Director of Design & Research at Airbnb. HCI, social computing, social psychology. TR35 winner. BBQ. Beer. Repeat.	27.3
75.	(69)	Keith Smith	27.1

76.	(67)	Fredrik Torstensson Beer and freedom	27.1
77.	(108)	Jorge Simoes Research on e-learning, social networks, game-based learning and gamification.	26.6
78.	(37)	Scott Sinclair I enjoy entrepreneurship, technology, digital, gamification and psychology. Views are my own.	26.4
79.	(74)	Mdohlen Startup guy & Innovation Consultant \| product brands & ecommerce \| innovation, service design, corporate innovation, business model generation	26.2
80.	(87)	Nicholas Lovell Author of The Curve, founder of GAMESbrief, consultant on new business models. Latest book: The F2P Toolbox	26.0
81.	(83)	Steve Peters Immersive Experience Designer, King of Shenanigans. These tweets auto-delete after 30 days. #ephemera #nomakeup #blessed	25.7
82.	(95)	Nicolas Babin A rare combination of technology, marketing and management. Co founder of GamFed	25.4
83.	(94)	Caroline Japic CMO at Kenna Security, Technology Cheerleader, Cloud Expert, Cybersecurity Stylist, Wife, Mother of Three Turbo Soccer & Volleyball Girls, Christian.	25.4
84.	(93)	Antonio Segovia Gamifier & Designer at Bitoon Games	25.3
85.	(117)	Javier Molina Romero Especialista en tecnología para la Gamification y un apasionado de la teoría de la diversión. Co-fundador de gamygame.com, la primera plataforma de habla hispana de gamificación. Javier tiene g...	25.2
86.	(90)	Sergey	24.8
87.	(96)	SocialMediaSoul My passion is to help others by finding simple solutions to complex problems.	24.6
88.	(71)	Nacho Harriague Geek, entrepreneur, musician(ish) & decent yachtsman.	24.4
89.	(88)	Dr. Justin Marquis Juggler of human brains, e-learning and video games! Game-based learning authority and curriculum design mastermind!	24.2
90.	(91)	Michelle Katics BankersLab Bringing gamified learning to the banking industry.	24.2
91.	(66)	Carter Lusher Carter Lusher: @Zuora Analyst Relations (AR) #subscribed. Independent observer of IT industry, IT disruption & innovation. Also "analyst of the analysts"	24.1
92.	(169)	Bruno Forgiarini Doutorando em Linguística Aplicada - Universidade Católica de Pelotas. Gamification, MOOC and OER Researcher	24.1
93.	(70)	Jose Angel Cano Founder at @specesvoladores and @wonnova. ex-@IVIclinics,@bmw. Digital entrepreneur&marketeer. Father of 2 lovely girls and husband. Biker, traveller.	23.8
94.	(102)	Carrie Peters Native New Mexican in #Seattle	23.5
95.	(106)	Chiel Reemer It's consciousness evolving.	23.1
96.	(109)	Aurelien Leftick Sales rare teas and adventure at http://t.co/1Bw0hCImw7. Love helping SaaS companies convert and engage users. eCommerce know-it-all.	22.7
97.	(114)	Ashok Pundit #simple boy with great dreams. Trying to make education and healthcare more affordable and accessible. #Love #Peace #logic #AI #HealthTech #EduTech #vodka	22.5
98.	(85)	Nitesh Ambuj Digital Transformation Evengalist \| Product Strategist \| Entrepreneur \| Social Activist \| Political Observer \| Author \| Conversationalist - Speaker	22.3
99.	(63)	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...	22.2
100.	(92)	Gamification_Br Doutorando em Linguística Aplicada - Universidade Católica de Pelotas. Gamification Researcher	22.1