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 It is no longer active.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.	(3)	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.	75.1
2.	(5)	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.	71.2
3.	(1)	Monica Cornetti Gamifcation Consultant and Trainer CEO of Sententia Gamification Specializing in Train the Trainer GamiCon Gamemaster	68.1
4.	(4)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	66.2
5.	(2)	Roman Rackwitz Gamification Pioneer CEO Engaginglab www.romanrackwitz.de	63.4
6.	(15)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	59.9
7.	(10)	Isidro Rodrigo Serious Gamer + HRer + Lifelong Learner + Shiny Happy People Searcher + Other Undiscovered Things = That's me!	56.2
8.	(16)	José Carlos Cortizo	54.5
9.	(7)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	52.9
10.	(46)	Emiliano Labrador Doctor en #UX y #Gamificación. Autor de El uso del color en los videojuegos @HeroesdePapelES y #ElTesoroDeSanBorondón @AyudarJugando @everis #Research	49.9
11.	(34)	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	48.1
12.	(9)	David Mullich Video game designer, producer, instructor.	47.9
13.	(11)	An Coppens Chief game changer at Gamification Nation based in London and serving European clients.	46.1
14.	(8)	Sergio Jiménez	44.7
15.	(25)	Mathias Vermeulen Really cool stuff in L&D with #WinstonWolfe - #ProfessionalAmateur - Co-founder of @DutchDillonVOF - Organizer of #LearningTechDay - Fan of Seattle #Seahawks!	42.6
16.	(12)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	41.7
17.	(26)	Gamifier Gamifier and speaker. Make our environment more FUN by gamification. Take fun seriously! Check https://t.co/y8VOWtDuDP for more info. #gamification	41.5
18.	(81)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	39.9
19.	(13)	Flavio Escribano PhD. Head of [Gamification] Research Team at @gecon_es \|\| Founder of @arsgames. Quiz me, baby	39.7
20.	(19)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	39.7
21.	(30)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	39.2
22.	(110)	Jose Angel Cano Founder at @specesvoladores and @wonnova. ex-@IVIclinics,@bmw. Digital entrepreneur&marketeer. Father of 2 lovely girls and husband. Biker, traveller.	39.0
23.	(32)	Alejandrodomsau Dtor. Comunicación en @OmniumLab y @NeurobiaR Corresponsal en @EFEnoticias Periodismo, game design, guionaje, serious games, gamification y flamenco	38.0
24.	(17)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	37.8
25.	(89)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	37.2

26.	(18)	Zac Fitz-Walter Old twitter username, find me at @zacfitzwalter for all my latest nerdy updates.	36.6
27.	(136)	Priscilla Haring Mediapsycholoog MSc	36.0
28.	(118)	Madhusudan Rao Immersive visualisation using VR & AR, is my next focus area. Keep following me to know more! Opinions are my own.	35.4
29.	(67)	Kelly Kampen Entrepreneur, LifeHacker, Semi-Minimalist, Founder of @DojoThreads (https://t.co/SVXQH4J9fl)	35.3
30.	(129)	Joris Beerda Gamification Expert; Octalysis Master	35.2
31.	(48)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	34.9
32.	(6)	Victor Manrique www.epicwinblog.net	32.4
33.	(107)	Jesse Lahey Host of Engaging Leader and Game Changer podcasts	32.1
34.	(21)	Amit Shah #Technology & Business executive helping global companies succeed. #cloud #transformation #formula1 #nba views are my own	30.3
35.	(36)	R Ray Wang @ConstellationR #CEO @DisrupTVShow 2X BestSelling Author @hcleadership @HarvardBiz Keynoter #Futurist Provocateur #EDM #DJ #Foodie #SVLife #TaiwaneseAm	28.9
36.	(53)	Thomas Power Independent Director @9Spokes @bicraorg @pennypower @savortex DM @WhatsApp +447875695012 Email thomas@bip100.club #Bitcoin Join #BIP100Club	28.6
37.	(35)	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	28.4
38.	(37)	Nicole Lazzaro I make games and technology fun.	27.4
39.	(165)	José Luis Ramírez C. CEO de @Grupo_RC2008 Cofundador de @quelibroleo @btwinbooks y @quaterni Profesor en @estudiosCEF y @Udima #Marketing	27.3
40.	(43)	Keith Ng office uncle, co-founding team @gametize. #gamification advocate who wants to turn world into a giant playground. loves cheap food, retro games, and old stuff.	26.4
41.	(20)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	26.3
42.	(61)	Katie Piatt Technology, Learning & Games \| eLearning at the University of Brighton \| Co-Chair Playful Learning Association \| LGBT+ Ally	26.2
43.	(42)	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	25.2
44.	(83)	JesseSchell I am a game designer.	25.1
45.	(31)	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	24.3
46.	(28)	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...	24.2
47.	(125)	Iñaki Huarte Gorraiz Looking for la fiesta. #gamificación #innovación #creatividad y #fotografía. Socio fundador y Director de @ouiplay y @welcomeballoon	23.3
48.	(73)	Robert Californian. Lived & worked in Asia from 2010-2021. Tweeting about gaming, consumer internet, sports tech, and entrepreneurship \| Founder: @Playbasis @BoltHype	23.3
49.	(27)	Jukka Koskenkanto CEO & Co-founder @ Cloudriven. Interests: Collaboration, CRM, Gamification, Management, Nature, Sailing and Sports.	22.5
50.	(29)	Máté Farkas an entrepreneurial minded gamification professional	22.5

51.	(52)	Dennis Crowley I like to build things (@Foursquare	22.1
52.	(50)	Kris Duggan None but ourselves can free our minds. Read more at https://t.co/yNZRDTGvZU	22.0
53.	(40)	Thijs De Vries Experience designer, gamification expert, public speaker. Top 10 Gamification Guru, Speaker at TEDx.	22.0
54.	(55)	Ian Bogost Writer & game designer. Professor of media studies, computing, business, architecture @GeorgiaTech. Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic. Editor @ObjectsObjects.	22.0
55.	(54)	Tommy Lee Die hard #ravens fan, Biz Dev for @kingcountyIT, sports nut, and backyard #bbq guy	21.9
56.	(56)	JP Rangaswami Passionate about things I care about. My family. My church. My friends. Books and music. Information. Its free passage and enrichment	21.7
57.	(57)	Steve Peters Immersive Experience Designer, King of Shenanigans. These tweets auto-delete after 30 days. #ephemera #nomakeup #blessed	21.6
58.	(59)	Steven L. Johnson He/him. Views expressed are my own; RT ≠ endorsement Associate Professor, U. of Virginia	21.4
59.	(58)	Ken Krogue Founder of @InsideSales.com. Top blog on Inside Sales, #2 Globally in Social Selling. @Forbes contributor. Loves family, friends, hard work, and fun.	21.4
60.	(66)	Matt Davis I like building things.	21.2
61.	(49)	IvanKuo_ Digital Strategist at @BoozAllen \| Gamfication, UX, Design Thinking \| Sneakers, Tech, Fashion, & good vibezs	21.1
62.	(65)	André Cavero Family 1st, after that #Innovation #Transformation #Gamification & #MusicLover. #Digital #Marketing at @Yanbal	21.1
63.	(60)	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	21.0
64.	(62)	Catur PW Digital & Social Media Marketer @ Magni7 Digital \| Gamification Evangelist	20.9
65.	(63)	Guy Stephens \| @guy1067 Social Customer Care Managing Consultant, IBM.	20.6
66.	(38)	Janaki Mythily Kumar Design leader \| Innovation culture catalyst \| Speaker \| Author \| Artist	20.6
67.	(68)	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	20.5
68.	(130)	Antonio Tbahs	20.4
69.	(70)	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 :-)	20.4
70.	(74)	Caroline Japic CMO at Kenna Security, Technology Cheerleader, Cloud Expert, Cybersecurity Stylist, Wife, Mother of Three Turbo Soccer & Volleyball Girls, Christian.	20.2
71.	(76)	Mike Martoccia Career Strategist w/ focus on Platforms. Fluent in IoT/Immersive/identity/blockchain. Technical evaluator and investor, momentum trader, Alt-* hater. #DYOR	20.0
72.	(75)	Mario Götz Leiter Digital & Marketing bei @cubetech_ch - Bastler bei @rumblebox_cbg - Bündner - Media Engineer - Privater Kanal	20.0
73.	(44)	Manuel Pimenta A gamification designer with a background in development, a scout leader, a musician and an aspiring speaker/writer/blogger.	19.9
74.	(41)	Darryn VDB Crafting Purposeful Play - and making the learning count	19.8
75.	(77)	Michael Fergusson Michael is a business poet. He composes his businesses in Vancouver BC.	19.8

76.	(115)	Jon Radoff Adventurer & entrepreneur. I fight for the game-maker. CEO https://t.co/rMJUnF2Fb3 #metaverse #games #gamedev #nft #f2p	19.7
77.	(92)	Víctor VictorMadueno Business & Digital Consultant at @emakina \| Helping Brands Bridge Their Digital Gaps \| Angel Investor @GetCarbonMobile	19.6
78.	(45)	Kevin Shane Fun ideas, #purpose #socialimpact exploration, family & friends, community, #marketplacelending #fintech #realestate ⛷kitesurfing and maps. @sharestates	19.5
79.	(90)	Elle Waters Find me on LinkedIn: https://t.co/1M0HbzjHH7	19.5
80.	(64)	Nathan Lands Previously built and sold Binded and Gamify. Created QuickCoin. Ex-pro gamer. Acted in Taiwan. Proud American.	19.3
81.	(47)	Nikita Kakuev Gen Y marketing professional who specializes in Behavioural Consumer Engagement and Customer/User Experience Design	19.2
82.	(104)	Amy Jo Kim Game Designer	19.2
83.	(104)	Scott Golas Founder of http://t.co/uT3BK53RDZ, advocacy management evangelist, angel investor, avid biker ...and owner of 2 Airstreams and 2 Grand Wagoneers	19.1
84.	(142)	Nacho Barrau	19.1
85.	(14)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	19.1
86.	(22)	Barry Kirk Marketing consultant helping brands engage, retain and grow their valued customers \| Principal Consultant at Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute \| Tikiphile	19.0
87.	(88)	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.	18.9
88.	(82)	Markus Rach #TikTok creator (460K) \| #bestselling #author \| #marketing lecturer \| #entrepreneur \| #digitalmarketing & #socialmedia for #B2B is my thing	18.9
89.	(84)	Nicholas Lovell Author of The Curve, founder of GAMESbrief, consultant on new business models. Latest book: The F2P Toolbox	18.8
90.	(87)	Bo Armstrong #IOpsych grad student; #tech in #training & #selection	18.8
91.	(85)	Aliya Zaidi Geek, feminist, foodie. Brightonian/Londonista. Freelance research/content specialist. Passionate about words, digital, tech, and marketing.	18.7
92.	(91)	Marcos Holgado Senior Android Engineer at @DuckDuckGo. Instructor at @caster_io. Remote. Public speaker. Kotlin lover. I also fly planes. Valencià. Paella not Pallela.	18.6
93.	(33)	Janne Haonperä Horrifying Producer and Cheerful Marketing and Communications Guy. Tweets are my own. @afterdarkhki @korjaamohki #AfterDarkHelsinki	18.6
94.	(39)	Prageeth Sandakalum Consultant - Engineering & Business Development \| Gamification & Millennial Enterprise Solution Strategist \| International Speaker	18.6
95.	(145)	Michiel Van Eunen Gamification Expert \| Experience Designer	18.5
96.	(95)	Nicolas Babin A rare combination of technology, marketing and management. Co founder of GamFed	18.4
97.	(80)	Trapper Markelz COO @BuiltOnBeamable. Startup leader. Poet. Musician. Cyclist. Sci-fi fan. Husband. Father of four. he/him	18.4
98.	(78)	Seth Priebatsch Chief Revenue Officer @Grubhub	18.3
99.	(86)	ThomasBCN Independent mind working on mobile growth. https://t.co/1E2rrQMVq9	18.2
100.	(132)	Antonio Segovia Gamifier & Designer at Bitoon Games	18.1