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 It is no longer active.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)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	76.0
2.	(3)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	74.6
3.	(8)	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.	74.6
4.	(2)	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.	74.3
5.	(7)	Sergio Jiménez	73.4
6.	(16)	José Carlos Cortizo	71.1
7.	(5)	Caroline Japic CMO at Kenna Security, Technology Cheerleader, Cloud Expert, Cybersecurity Stylist, Wife, Mother of Three Turbo Soccer & Volleyball Girls, Christian.	70.3
8.	(4)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	63.2
9.	(25)	Gamifier Gamifier and speaker. Make our environment more FUN by gamification. Take fun seriously! Check https://t.co/y8VOWtDuDP for more info. #gamification	60.8
10.	(10)	Rajat Paharia The opinions stated here are my own, not those of my company. Tweets delete.	59.5
11.	(122)	Victor Manrique www.epicwinblog.net	57.4
12.	(15)	Ian Bogost Writer & game designer. Professor of media studies, computing, business, architecture @GeorgiaTech. Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic. Editor @ObjectsObjects.	56.8
13.	(122)	Carter Lusher Carter Lusher: @Zuora Analyst Relations (AR) #subscribed. Independent observer of IT industry, IT disruption & innovation. Also "analyst of the analysts"	53.6
14.	(new)	Jesse Lahey Host of Engaging Leader and Game Changer podcasts	53.6
15.	(17)	Barry Kirk Marketing consultant helping brands engage, retain and grow their valued customers \| Principal Consultant at Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute \| Tikiphile	52.0
16.	(20)	Kelly Kampen Entrepreneur, LifeHacker, Semi-Minimalist, Founder of @DojoThreads (https://t.co/SVXQH4J9fl)	52.0
17.	(28)	R Ray Wang @ConstellationR #CEO @DisrupTVShow 2X BestSelling Author @hcleadership @HarvardBiz Keynoter #Futurist Provocateur #EDM #DJ #Foodie #SVLife #TaiwaneseAm	50.4
18.	(6)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	50.2
19.	(50)	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.	48.1
20.	(30)	Janaki Mythily Kumar Design leader \| Innovation culture catalyst \| Speaker \| Author \| Artist	46.4
21.	(21)	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	45.8
22.	(18)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	45.7
23.	(35)	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	43.3
24.	(26)	JesseSchell I am a game designer.	43.2
25.	(11)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	41.9

26.	(31)	Mike Martoccia Career Strategist w/ focus on Platforms. Fluent in IoT/Immersive/identity/blockchain. Technical evaluator and investor, momentum trader, Alt-* hater. #DYOR	41.4
27.	(13)	Scott Sinclair I enjoy entrepreneurship, technology, digital, gamification and psychology. Views are my own.	41.0
28.	(new)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	40.0
29.	(59)	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	39.8
30.	(29)	Jorge Simoes Research on e-learning, social networks, game-based learning and gamification.	39.2
31.	(33)	Robert Californian. Lived & worked in Asia from 2010-2021. Tweeting about gaming, consumer internet, sports tech, and entrepreneurship \| Founder: @Playbasis @BoltHype	38.7
32.	(122)	Kabir Ahmad Gamification geek	38.6
33.	(23)	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	38.4
34.	(9)	Kris Duggan None but ourselves can free our minds. Read more at https://t.co/yNZRDTGvZU	37.7
35.	(new)	Ivan Kuo Managing Editor of @GamificationCo and a personal space for #gamification. All views expressed here are my own.	36.5
36.	(36)	Dennis Crowley I like to build things (@Foursquare	36.3
37.	(102)	JP Rangaswami Passionate about things I care about. My family. My church. My friends. Books and music. Information. Its free passage and enrichment	35.9
38.	(47)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	35.8
39.	(34)	Steven L. Johnson He/him. Views expressed are my own; RT ≠ endorsement Associate Professor, U. of Virginia	35.4
40.	(56)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	35.3
41.	(19)	Achint Nigam Ph.D IIM Lucknow, Marketing Prof. - BITS Pilani, Biker, Cyclist, Marathon Runner, & Powerlifting.. !!	34.4
42.	(new)	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...	33.0
43.	(37)	Thijs De Vries Experience designer, gamification expert, public speaker. Top 10 Gamification Guru, Speaker at TEDx.	31.9
44.	(24)	Guy Stephens \| @guy1067 Social Customer Care Managing Consultant, IBM.	30.6
45.	(38)	Buster Benson Hey, I'm @buster now.	30.5
46.	(46)	Jon Radoff Adventurer & entrepreneur. I fight for the game-maker. CEO https://t.co/rMJUnF2Fb3 #metaverse #games #gamedev #nft #f2p	30.3
47.	(22)	Semin Ozmorali Believer of #digital marketing & #ecommerce, into #UX & design trends, & coffee lover.	30.3
48.	(40)	Thomas Power Independent Director @9Spokes @bicraorg @pennypower @savortex DM @WhatsApp +447875695012 Email thomas@bip100.club #Bitcoin Join #BIP100Club	30.2
49.	(32)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	29.4
50.	(122)	Isidro Rodrigo Serious Gamer + HRer + Lifelong Learner + Shiny Happy People Searcher + Other Undiscovered Things = That's me!	29.0

51.	(14)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	28.9
52.	(122)	Zac Fitz-Walter Old twitter username, find me at @zacfitzwalter for all my latest nerdy updates.	28.4
53.	(49)	Trapper Markelz COO @BuiltOnBeamable. Startup leader. Poet. Musician. Cyclist. Sci-fi fan. Husband. Father of four. he/him	28.2
54.	(41)	Humberto Cervera Co-Creador de #FiTech: Robolution / Escritor / Productor / Game Designer / EP de #ReyMysterio / https://t.co/Dy9PBNLgkH / https://t.co/cYMxI5NNmn /	27.8
55.	(44)	Tom Chatfield Tech philosopher, novelist, dad. Non-fiction, thrillers, critical thinking. Lists. Latest book: #HowToThink https://t.co/HU6JklHyXQ	27.5
56.	(57)	Bob Marsh Could be a decent golfer but rather hang with the fam & grow a company.	26.6
57.	(68)	Steve Peters Immersive Experience Designer, King of Shenanigans. These tweets auto-delete after 30 days. #ephemera #nomakeup #blessed	26.4
58.	(66)	Madhusudan Rao Immersive visualisation using VR & AR, is my next focus area. Keep following me to know more! Opinions are my own.	25.6
59.	(55)	Nicholas Lovell Author of The Curve, founder of GAMESbrief, consultant on new business models. Latest book: The F2P Toolbox	25.5
60.	(27)	Scott Golas Founder of http://t.co/uT3BK53RDZ, advocacy management evangelist, angel investor, avid biker ...and owner of 2 Airstreams and 2 Grand Wagoneers	25.4
61.	(64)	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..	24.9
62.	(67)	Nicolas Babin A rare combination of technology, marketing and management. Co founder of GamFed	24.2
63.	(60)	Mario Götz Leiter Digital & Marketing bei @cubetech_ch - Bastler bei @rumblebox_cbg - Bündner - Media Engineer - Privater Kanal	23.9
64.	(12)	Roman Rackwitz Gamification Pioneer CEO Engaginglab www.romanrackwitz.de	23.5
65.	(52)	Klaus Klaus Just ballin' around	23.0
66.	(74)	ThomasBCN Independent mind working on mobile growth. https://t.co/1E2rrQMVq9	22.8
67.	(58)	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 :-)	22.5
68.	(42)	Seth Priebatsch Chief Revenue Officer @Grubhub	22.3
69.	(71)	Tommy Lee Die hard #ravens fan, Biz Dev for @kingcountyIT, sports nut, and backyard #bbq guy	22.0
70.	(53)	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.	21.9
71.	(78)	Michael Fergusson Michael is a business poet. He composes his businesses in Vancouver BC.	21.6
72.	(73)	Gamesbrief The business of games, analysed and tracked. For insight on free-to-play games, and advice on self-publishing	20.9
73.	(new)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	20.6
74.	(77)	Amy Jo Kim Game Designer	20.5
75.	(65)	Katie Piatt Technology, Learning & Games \| eLearning at the University of Brighton \| Co-Chair Playful Learning Association \| LGBT+ Ally	20.1

76.	(94)	Judd Antin Director of Design & Research at Airbnb. HCI, social computing, social psychology. TR35 winner. BBQ. Beer. Repeat.	20.0
77.	(91)	Carrie Peters Native New Mexican in #Seattle	19.9
78.	(87)	Ryan Elkins Founder and CEO of IActionable - Performance Management through Gamification	19.1
79.	(75)	Elle Waters Find me on LinkedIn: https://t.co/1M0HbzjHH7	18.8
80.	(84)	Rutgerteunissen I'm Rutger, the founder of @24sessions. The #saas solution for online advice. Tweets about #startups #business #marketing and #cycling	18.4
81.	(76)	Ben Kirman Postdisciplinary games academic: Make/study/teach design of the playful, unwise and radical. Did #DogInternet, https://t.co/Q8DsjenVlR, @getlostbot, etc. he/him	17.8
82.	(45)	Priscilla Haring Mediapsycholoog MSc	17.2
83.	(43)	Keith Smith	17.1
84.	(122)	Nacho Harriague Geek, entrepreneur, musician(ish) & decent yachtsman.	16.4
85.	(new)	Jerryfilipiak	16.3
86.	(100)	Nitesh Ambuj Digital Transformation Evengalist \| Product Strategist \| Entrepreneur \| Social Activist \| Political Observer \| Author \| Conversationalist - Speaker	16.2
87.	(72)	Jeff Malek CEO at Code Fellows, and musician.	15.5
88.	(80)	Sergey	15.0
89.	(51)	Sudarshan (Suds) Mathematics in Study, Art in Appreciation // Telling Meaningful stories using data that matters to you // Next-gen Business Intelligence	15.0
90.	(89)	Kam Star I love creating products users love	14.8
91.	(82)	Nathan Lands Previously built and sold Binded and Gamify. Created QuickCoin. Ex-pro gamer. Acted in Taiwan. Proud American.	14.5
92.	(90)	Ashok Pundit #simple boy with great dreams. Trying to make education and healthcare more affordable and accessible. #Love #Peace #logic #AI #HealthTech #EduTech #vodka	13.7
93.	(85)	Aurelien Leftick Sales rare teas and adventure at http://t.co/1Bw0hCImw7. Love helping SaaS companies convert and engage users. eCommerce know-it-all.	13.4
94.	(54)	Kes Sampanthar Managing Director at KPMG Innovation Labs. Tweets: Brains, Games, Science, Media, Innovation NOTE: Opinions expressed here are solely my own.	13.2
95.	(69)	Compartia Helping to build better digital experiences - A Customer Centric Organization	13.2
96.	(83)	Fredrik Torstensson Beer and freedom	13.0
97.	(48)	Helen Routledge Serious Games Designer, Author, Blogger and Psychologist, Gamification	12.0
98.	(99)	Paulina Bozek Founder: INENSU, once upon a time SingStar. Making Apps. Platforms. Social Stuff. Justin Bieber followed me on 21_04_10.	11.8
99.	(70)	Willempje Love movements. Love to make you move. #community #social #sports \| inspired by tech ----- mail@willempje.com	11.6
100.	(39)	Wes Wu HR Technology & Service Delivery consultant and blogger	10.9