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 It is no longer active.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)	Monica Cornetti Gamifcation Consultant and Trainer CEO of Sententia Gamification Specializing in Train the Trainer GamiCon Gamemaster	85.5
2.	(4)	Roman Rackwitz Gamification Pioneer CEO Engaginglab www.romanrackwitz.de	77.1
3.	(2)	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.	74.9
4.	(3)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	74.1
5.	(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.	73.9
6.	(20)	Victor Manrique www.epicwinblog.net	63.9
7.	(15)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	61.3
8.	(12)	Sergio Jiménez	55.9
9.	(16)	David Mullich Video game designer, producer, instructor.	54.0
10.	(23)	Isidro Rodrigo Serious Gamer + HRer + Lifelong Learner + Shiny Happy People Searcher + Other Undiscovered Things = That's me!	51.7
11.	(7)	An Coppens Chief game changer at Gamification Nation based in London and serving European clients.	47.6
12.	(8)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	46.6
13.	(9)	Flavio Escribano PhD. Head of [Gamification] Research Team at @gecon_es \|\| Founder of @arsgames. Quiz me, baby	46.5
14.	(37)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	46.3
15.	(6)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	46.1
16.	(21)	José Carlos Cortizo	45.8
17.	(57)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	44.6
18.	(30)	Zac Fitz-Walter Old twitter username, find me at @zacfitzwalter for all my latest nerdy updates.	42.7
19.	(22)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	42.7
20.	(31)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	41.3
21.	(112)	Amit Shah #Technology & Business executive helping global companies succeed. #cloud #transformation #formula1 #nba views are my own	39.2
22.	(41)	Barry Kirk Marketing consultant helping brands engage, retain and grow their valued customers \| Principal Consultant at Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute \| Tikiphile	37.4
23.	(54)	Brian Burke Skier, Mountain Biker, Gamification & Enterprise Architecture expert at @Gartner_inc	35.6
24.	(126)	Achint Nigam Ph.D IIM Lucknow, Marketing Prof. - BITS Pilani, Biker, Cyclist, Marathon Runner, & Powerlifting.. !!	34.7
25.	(27)	Mathias Vermeulen Really cool stuff in L&D with #WinstonWolfe - #ProfessionalAmateur - Co-founder of @DutchDillonVOF - Organizer of #LearningTechDay - Fan of Seattle #Seahawks!	34.5

26.	(11)	Gamifier Gamifier and speaker. Make our environment more FUN by gamification. Take fun seriously! Check https://t.co/y8VOWtDuDP for more info. #gamification	34.0
27.	(129)	Jukka Koskenkanto CEO & Co-founder @ Cloudriven. Interests: Collaboration, CRM, Gamification, Management, Nature, Sailing and Sports.	32.7
28.	(103)	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...	32.2
29.	(new)	Máté Farkas an entrepreneurial minded gamification professional	31.3
30.	(19)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	30.4
31.	(13)	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	30.3
32.	(143)	Alejandrodomsau Dtor. Comunicación en @OmniumLab y @NeurobiaR Corresponsal en @EFEnoticias Periodismo, game design, guionaje, serious games, gamification y flamenco	29.4
33.	(157)	Janne Haonperä Horrifying Producer and Cheerful Marketing and Communications Guy. Tweets are my own. @afterdarkhki @korjaamohki #AfterDarkHelsinki	28.9
34.	(10)	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	28.4
35.	(49)	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	28.1
36.	(33)	R Ray Wang @ConstellationR #CEO @DisrupTVShow 2X BestSelling Author @hcleadership @HarvardBiz Keynoter #Futurist Provocateur #EDM #DJ #Foodie #SVLife #TaiwaneseAm	27.6
37.	(29)	Nicole Lazzaro I make games and technology fun.	27.3
38.	(39)	Janaki Mythily Kumar Design leader \| Innovation culture catalyst \| Speaker \| Author \| Artist	26.7
39.	(43)	Prageeth Sandakalum Consultant - Engineering & Business Development \| Gamification & Millennial Enterprise Solution Strategist \| International Speaker	26.2
40.	(74)	Thijs De Vries Experience designer, gamification expert, public speaker. Top 10 Gamification Guru, Speaker at TEDx.	26.1
41.	(24)	Darryn VDB Crafting Purposeful Play - and making the learning count	25.3
42.	(83)	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	24.6
43.	(28)	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.	24.4
44.	(34)	Manuel Pimenta A gamification designer with a background in development, a scout leader, a musician and an aspiring speaker/writer/blogger.	24.2
45.	(14)	Kevin Shane Fun ideas, #purpose #socialimpact exploration, family & friends, community, #marketplacelending #fintech #realestate ⛷kitesurfing and maps. @sharestates	24.0
46.	(18)	Emiliano Labrador Doctor en #UX y #Gamificación. Autor de El uso del color en los videojuegos @HeroesdePapelES y #ElTesoroDeSanBorondón @AyudarJugando @everis #Research	23.9
47.	(75)	Nikita Kakuev Gen Y marketing professional who specializes in Behavioural Consumer Engagement and Customer/User Experience Design	23.7
48.	(77)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	23.2
49.	(106)	IvanKuo_ Digital Strategist at @BoozAllen \| Gamfication, UX, Design Thinking \| Sneakers, Tech, Fashion, & good vibezs	23.0
50.	(32)	Kris Duggan None but ourselves can free our minds. Read more at https://t.co/yNZRDTGvZU	22.8

51.	(82)	Rodrigo Borgia Gamification, Spanish, Latin America, Customer, Consultant.	22.6
52.	(46)	Dennis Crowley I like to build things (@Foursquare	22.3
53.	(47)	Thomas Power Independent Director @9Spokes @bicraorg @pennypower @savortex DM @WhatsApp +447875695012 Email thomas@bip100.club #Bitcoin Join #BIP100Club	22.2
54.	(61)	Tommy Lee Die hard #ravens fan, Biz Dev for @kingcountyIT, sports nut, and backyard #bbq guy	22.2
55.	(48)	Ian Bogost Writer & game designer. Professor of media studies, computing, business, architecture @GeorgiaTech. Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic. Editor @ObjectsObjects.	22.1
56.	(50)	JP Rangaswami Passionate about things I care about. My family. My church. My friends. Books and music. Information. Its free passage and enrichment	22.0
57.	(55)	Steve Peters Immersive Experience Designer, King of Shenanigans. These tweets auto-delete after 30 days. #ephemera #nomakeup #blessed	21.9
58.	(52)	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.	21.8
59.	(53)	Steven L. Johnson He/him. Views expressed are my own; RT ≠ endorsement Associate Professor, U. of Virginia	21.7
60.	(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	21.4
61.	(38)	Katie Piatt Technology, Learning & Games \| eLearning at the University of Brighton \| Co-Chair Playful Learning Association \| LGBT+ Ally	21.3
62.	(70)	Catur PW Digital & Social Media Marketer @ Magni7 Digital \| Gamification Evangelist	21.2
63.	(65)	Guy Stephens \| @guy1067 Social Customer Care Managing Consultant, IBM.	21.1
64.	(58)	Nathan Lands Previously built and sold Binded and Gamify. Created QuickCoin. Ex-pro gamer. Acted in Taiwan. Proud American.	20.9
65.	(36)	André Cavero Family 1st, after that #Innovation #Transformation #Gamification & #MusicLover. #Digital #Marketing at @Yanbal	20.8
66.	(67)	Matt Davis I like building things.	20.8
67.	(25)	Kelly Kampen Entrepreneur, LifeHacker, Semi-Minimalist, Founder of @DojoThreads (https://t.co/SVXQH4J9fl)	20.7
68.	(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	20.7
69.	(76)	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...	20.6
70.	(66)	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 :-)	20.5
71.	(120)	Kam Star I love creating products users love	20.4
72.	(121)	Bob Marsh Could be a decent golfer but rather hang with the fam & grow a company.	20.2
73.	(35)	Robert Californian. Lived & worked in Asia from 2010-2021. Tweeting about gaming, consumer internet, sports tech, and entrepreneurship \| Founder: @Playbasis @BoltHype	20.2
74.	(71)	Caroline Japic CMO at Kenna Security, Technology Cheerleader, Cloud Expert, Cybersecurity Stylist, Wife, Mother of Three Turbo Soccer & Volleyball Girls, Christian.	20.1
75.	(73)	Mario Götz Leiter Digital & Marketing bei @cubetech_ch - Bastler bei @rumblebox_cbg - Bündner - Media Engineer - Privater Kanal	20.0

76.	(69)	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
77.	(40)	Michael Fergusson Michael is a business poet. He composes his businesses in Vancouver BC.	19.9
78.	(64)	Seth Priebatsch Chief Revenue Officer @Grubhub	19.8
79.	(151)	Carter Lusher Carter Lusher: @Zuora Analyst Relations (AR) #subscribed. Independent observer of IT industry, IT disruption & innovation. Also "analyst of the analysts"	19.7
80.	(72)	Trapper Markelz COO @BuiltOnBeamable. Startup leader. Poet. Musician. Cyclist. Sci-fi fan. Husband. Father of four. he/him	19.7
81.	(17)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	19.5
82.	(78)	Markus Rach #TikTok creator (460K) \| #bestselling #author \| #marketing lecturer \| #entrepreneur \| #digitalmarketing & #socialmedia for #B2B is my thing	19.4
83.	(84)	JesseSchell I am a game designer.	19.3
84.	(85)	Nicholas Lovell Author of The Curve, founder of GAMESbrief, consultant on new business models. Latest book: The F2P Toolbox	19.2
85.	(99)	Aliya Zaidi Geek, feminist, foodie. Brightonian/Londonista. Freelance research/content specialist. Passionate about words, digital, tech, and marketing.	19.1
86.	(92)	ThomasBCN Independent mind working on mobile growth. https://t.co/1E2rrQMVq9	19.0
87.	(86)	Bo Armstrong #IOpsych grad student; #tech in #training & #selection	19.0
88.	(128)	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
89.	(26)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	18.7
90.	(80)	Elle Waters Find me on LinkedIn: https://t.co/1M0HbzjHH7	18.6
91.	(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.	18.4
92.	(45)	Víctor VictorMadueno Business & Digital Consultant at @emakina \| Helping Brands Bridge Their Digital Gaps \| Angel Investor @GetCarbonMobile	18.3
93.	(44)	Michelle Katics BankersLab Bringing gamified learning to the banking industry.	18.3
94.	(51)	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..	18.3
95.	(102)	Nicolas Babin A rare combination of technology, marketing and management. Co founder of GamFed	18.1
96.	(87)	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.	18.1
97.	(89)	Nacho Harriague Geek, entrepreneur, musician(ish) & decent yachtsman.	17.9
98.	(100)	SocialMediaSoul My passion is to help others by finding simple solutions to complex problems.	17.8
99.	(101)	Keith Smith	17.7
100.	(114)	Amitguptaz VP of Product @oyorooms Views expressed here are personal.	17.7