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 It is no longer active.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.	(2)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	82.4
2.	(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.	80.5
3.	(22)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	80.1
4.	(6)	Sergio Jiménez	75.7
5.	(18)	Roman Rackwitz Gamification Pioneer CEO Engaginglab www.romanrackwitz.de	75.3
6.	(9)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	73.5
7.	(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.	73.4
8.	(13)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	71.9
9.	(4)	Victor Manrique www.epicwinblog.net	69.7
10.	(25)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	67.8
11.	(3)	José Carlos Cortizo	66.0
12.	(10)	Gamifier Gamifier and speaker. Make our environment more FUN by gamification. Take fun seriously! Check https://t.co/y8VOWtDuDP for more info. #gamification	64.9
13.	(170)	Amy Jo Kim Game Designer	64.7
14.	(68)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	63.5
15.	(20)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	63.1
16.	(26)	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	63.1
17.	(61)	Thijs De Vries Experience designer, gamification expert, public speaker. Top 10 Gamification Guru, Speaker at TEDx.	61.3
18.	(27)	Barry Kirk Marketing consultant helping brands engage, retain and grow their valued customers \| Principal Consultant at Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute \| Tikiphile	61.3
19.	(24)	R Ray Wang @ConstellationR #CEO @DisrupTVShow 2X BestSelling Author @hcleadership @HarvardBiz Keynoter #Futurist Provocateur #EDM #DJ #Foodie #SVLife #TaiwaneseAm	61.1
20.	(37)	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	61.0
21.	(50)	Mike Martoccia Career Strategist w/ focus on Platforms. Fluent in IoT/Immersive/identity/blockchain. Technical evaluator and investor, momentum trader, Alt-* hater. #DYOR	60.6
22.	(49)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	60.5
23.	(48)	JesseSchell I am a game designer.	60.3
24.	(29)	Ian Bogost Writer & game designer. Professor of media studies, computing, business, architecture @GeorgiaTech. Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic. Editor @ObjectsObjects.	59.6
25.	(21)	Isidro Rodrigo Serious Gamer + HRer + Lifelong Learner + Shiny Happy People Searcher + Other Undiscovered Things = That's me!	59.4

26.	(59)	Kris Duggan None but ourselves can free our minds. Read more at https://t.co/yNZRDTGvZU	56.6
27.	(75)	Keith Smith	56.3
28.	(109)	Semin Ozmorali Believer of #digital marketing & #ecommerce, into #UX & design trends, & coffee lover.	56.0
29.	(44)	Kelly Kampen Entrepreneur, LifeHacker, Semi-Minimalist, Founder of @DojoThreads (https://t.co/SVXQH4J9fl)	55.9
30.	(32)	Robert Californian. Lived & worked in Asia from 2010-2021. Tweeting about gaming, consumer internet, sports tech, and entrepreneurship \| Founder: @Playbasis @BoltHype	54.6
31.	(124)	Anthony Williams	54.5
32.	(11)	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	54.3
33.	(38)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	54.0
34.	(64)	Jon Radoff Adventurer & entrepreneur. I fight for the game-maker. CEO https://t.co/rMJUnF2Fb3 #metaverse #games #gamedev #nft #f2p	53.2
35.	(7)	Achint Nigam Ph.D IIM Lucknow, Marketing Prof. - BITS Pilani, Biker, Cyclist, Marathon Runner, & Powerlifting.. !!	53.1
36.	(28)	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	52.6
37.	(31)	Steven L. Johnson He/him. Views expressed are my own; RT ≠ endorsement Associate Professor, U. of Virginia	52.5
38.	(78)	Scott Sinclair I enjoy entrepreneurship, technology, digital, gamification and psychology. Views are my own.	52.5
39.	(8)	Monica Cornetti Gamifcation Consultant and Trainer CEO of Sententia Gamification Specializing in Train the Trainer GamiCon Gamemaster	52.3
40.	(54)	Kes Sampanthar Managing Director at KPMG Innovation Labs. Tweets: Brains, Games, Science, Media, Innovation NOTE: Opinions expressed here are solely my own.	51.8
41.	(14)	David Mullich Video game designer, producer, instructor.	51.7
42.	(12)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	50.1
43.	(110)	Kam Star I love creating products users love	49.7
44.	(72)	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.	49.2
45.	(43)	Guy Stephens \| @guy1067 Social Customer Care Managing Consultant, IBM.	48.6
46.	(167)	Tom Chatfield Tech philosopher, novelist, dad. Non-fiction, thrillers, critical thinking. Lists. Latest book: #HowToThink https://t.co/HU6JklHyXQ	48.6
47.	(77)	Jorge Simoes Research on e-learning, social networks, game-based learning and gamification.	48.1
48.	(105)	Scott Golas Founder of http://t.co/uT3BK53RDZ, advocacy management evangelist, angel investor, avid biker ...and owner of 2 Airstreams and 2 Grand Wagoneers	48.1
49.	(23)	Brian Burke Skier, Mountain Biker, Gamification & Enterprise Architecture expert at @Gartner_inc	47.6
50.	(121)	Endafk Manager of Kerfoots Caravan Park and Henllys Farm Touring Park in beautiful North Wales	47.6

51.	(15)	IvanKuo_ Digital Strategist at @BoozAllen \| Gamfication, UX, Design Thinking \| Sneakers, Tech, Fashion, & good vibezs	47.5
52.	(104)	Nathan Lands Previously built and sold Binded and Gamify. Created QuickCoin. Ex-pro gamer. Acted in Taiwan. Proud American.	47.3
53.	(56)	Hanan Gazit Founder @julootGG Gaming+ Gameful UX Design & Metaverse Expert, Startups & Enterprise Advisor, Mentor, Keynote Speaker. \| Tweets are my own.	47.2
54.	(39)	Dennis Crowley I like to build things (@Foursquare	47.1
55.	(42)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	46.9
56.	(16)	Zac Fitz-Walter Old twitter username, find me at @zacfitzwalter for all my latest nerdy updates.	46.7
57.	(113)	Kabir Ahmad Gamification geek	46.1
58.	(91)	Carter Lusher Carter Lusher: @Zuora Analyst Relations (AR) #subscribed. Independent observer of IT industry, IT disruption & innovation. Also "analyst of the analysts"	46.0
59.	(80)	Nicholas Lovell Author of The Curve, founder of GAMESbrief, consultant on new business models. Latest book: The F2P Toolbox	45.6
60.	(57)	Tommy Lee Die hard #ravens fan, Biz Dev for @kingcountyIT, sports nut, and backyard #bbq guy	45.0
61.	(83)	Caroline Japic CMO at Kenna Security, Technology Cheerleader, Cloud Expert, Cybersecurity Stylist, Wife, Mother of Three Turbo Soccer & Volleyball Girls, Christian.	45.0
62.	(36)	Helen Routledge Serious Games Designer, Author, Blogger and Psychologist, Gamification	44.9
63.	(101)	Seth Priebatsch Chief Revenue Officer @Grubhub	44.5
64.	(114)	Jeff Malek CEO at Code Fellows, and musician.	43.8
65.	(41)	JP Rangaswami Passionate about things I care about. My family. My church. My friends. Books and music. Information. Its free passage and enrichment	43.6
66.	(148)	Jordi Almirall UX professor at UOC University. Front End. Design Sprint facilitator	42.4
67.	(17)	Flavio Escribano PhD. Head of [Gamification] Research Team at @gecon_es \|\| Founder of @arsgames. Quiz me, baby	41.8
68.	(94)	Carrie Peters Native New Mexican in #Seattle	41.0
69.	(new)	Emiliano Labrador Doctor en #UX y #Gamificación. Autor de El uso del color en los videojuegos @HeroesdePapelES y #ElTesoroDeSanBorondón @AyudarJugando @everis #Research	40.9
70.	(85)	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...	40.9
71.	(67)	Bob Marsh Could be a decent golfer but rather hang with the fam & grow a company.	40.3
72.	(62)	Yaniv Corem Founder & CEO, Playful Meme :: Gamification Design & Consultancy	40.2
73.	(133)	Daniel Meusburger Gamification and Tech Groupie	39.9
74.	(131)	Paulina Bozek Founder: INENSU, once upon a time SingStar. Making Apps. Platforms. Social Stuff. Justin Bieber followed me on 21_04_10.	38.8
75.	(88)	Nacho Harriague Geek, entrepreneur, musician(ish) & decent yachtsman.	38.0

76.	(19)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	37.7
77.	(63)	Willempje Love movements. Love to make you move. #community #social #sports \| inspired by tech ----- mail@willempje.com	37.5
78.	(45)	Trapper Markelz COO @BuiltOnBeamable. Startup leader. Poet. Musician. Cyclist. Sci-fi fan. Husband. Father of four. he/him	37.3
79.	(34)	Thomas Power Independent Director @9Spokes @bicraorg @pennypower @savortex DM @WhatsApp +447875695012 Email thomas@bip100.club #Bitcoin Join #BIP100Club	37.3
80.	(125)	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	36.8
81.	(142)	Sudarshan (Suds) Mathematics in Study, Art in Appreciation // Telling Meaningful stories using data that matters to you // Next-gen Business Intelligence	35.5
82.	(new)	Nikita Kakuev Gen Y marketing professional who specializes in Behavioural Consumer Engagement and Customer/User Experience Design	35.4
83.	(116)	Jukka Koskenkanto CEO & Co-founder @ Cloudriven. Interests: Collaboration, CRM, Gamification, Management, Nature, Sailing and Sports.	35.0
84.	(170)	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.	34.5
85.	(90)	Michelle Katics BankersLab Bringing gamified learning to the banking industry.	33.6
86.	(70)	Priscilla Haring Mediapsycholoog MSc	33.5
87.	(102)	Janaki Mythily Kumar Design leader \| Innovation culture catalyst \| Speaker \| Author \| Artist	33.3
88.	(93)	Jose Angel Cano Founder at @specesvoladores and @wonnova. ex-@IVIclinics,@bmw. Digital entrepreneur&marketeer. Father of 2 lovely girls and husband. Biker, traveller.	32.0
89.	(new)	Janne Haonperä Horrifying Producer and Cheerful Marketing and Communications Guy. Tweets are my own. @afterdarkhki @korjaamohki #AfterDarkHelsinki	31.7
90.	(120)	VincentBoon Founder at Standing On Giants & Giants Technology	31.4
91.	(170)	Toby Barnes TECHNO. Experience Design Leader. Views are my own etc. Full Bio: https://t.co/4DwWQVWO8u. Last seen @ Whole Foods Market!	31.2
92.	(89)	Dr. Justin Marquis Juggler of human brains, e-learning and video games! Game-based learning authority and curriculum design mastermind!	30.6
93.	(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 :-)	30.2
94.	(65)	ThomasBCN Independent mind working on mobile growth. https://t.co/1E2rrQMVq9	30.0
95.	(92)	Bruno Forgiarini Doutorando em Linguística Aplicada - Universidade Católica de Pelotas. Gamification, MOOC and OER Researcher	30.0
96.	(108)	Ryan Elkins Founder and CEO of IActionable - Performance Management through Gamification	29.6
97.	(73)	Luca Massaro Founder and CEO of @WePlayCo Multi-Award-Winning, Performance Marketing Agency for the Sports Sector.	28.8
98.	(112)	Rutgerteunissen I'm Rutger, the founder of @24sessions. The #saas solution for online advice. Tweets about #startups #business #marketing and #cycling	28.4
99.	(140)	Vyty FREE gamification & playfication platform. Create games and reward everybody instead of using boring paid ads. Cool, uh?	28.4
100.	(30)	Alejandrodomsau Dtor. Comunicación en @OmniumLab y @NeurobiaR Corresponsal en @EFEnoticias Periodismo, game design, guionaje, serious games, gamification y flamenco	28.3