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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 It is no longer active.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)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	67.4
2.	(4)	Pete Jenkins Speaker & trainer on #gamification \| CEO @gamifiplus \| Honorary Ambassador @GamFed \| Founder @gamifyawards \| Chair @gamification_eu \| Lecturer @BrightonBSchool	60.0
3.	(1)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	58.6
4.	(54)	Alberto Mora Computer Engineer / Gamification Researcher & Designer / Human-Computer Interaction	55.0
5.	(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.	53.3
6.	(5)	Monica Cornetti Gamifcation Consultant and Trainer CEO of Sententia Gamification Specializing in Train the Trainer GamiCon Gamemaster	53.1
7.	(6)	An Coppens Chief game changer at Gamification Nation based in London and serving European clients.	46.0
8.	(41)	Fabio Viola Gamification Designer/Developer, Public Speaker and Professor of Gamification & Engagement at University of Rome and Milan.	36.4
9.	(8)	Sylvester Arnab Prof of #GameScience at @disrupt_learn @CovUni_CPC I #GChangers @GCRF_ACES @_mycapsule @beaconingEU \| Book https://t.co/v0JgZ0lb0B \| Believer \| Views my own	32.0
10.	(33)	José Carlos Cortizo	30.9
11.	(58)	Dade Ronan Author Speaker Web Developer IT Analyst #Gamification Consultant https://winatweb.com	29.8
12.	(48)	Gustavo Tondello Gamification Scientist and Consultant. Ph.D. Student, HCI Games Group. Logosophy Researcher.	29.2
13.	(29)	Gal Rimon Founder of GamEffective; the enterprise Gamification for sales and Service	26.7
14.	(100)	Patrick Bartl Change Guide @Horváth&Partners - Digital Enthusiast, Speaker \| Passion for #DigitalTransformation, #ChangeManagement, #Gamification, #DesignThinking, #AI	25.1
15.	(66)	Wolfgang Rathert Performance by Design - everything else is an accident. Applying Gamification to Management, Leadership, Innovation, and Change.	24.1
16.	(27)	George Cohta iglobe Inc. CEO Gamification & AR Evangelist, Startups Energizer, Digital Curator	22.9
17.	(94)	Mrs.Storie Richardson public #librarian previous math T who ❤️ #boardgames Herald at ENVOY #edtech #gbl #STEM #gamification #classcraft	22.4
18.	(51)	Nicolas Babin A rare combination of technology, marketing and management. Co founder of GamFed	22.3
19.	(40)	Lluis Bueno Gamificación de negocios online y offline	22.2
20.	(7)	Mahmoud Fereydouni #MachineLearning & #SoftwareEngineer , #Gamer & #Gamification Guru	22.2
21.	(18)	Michiel Van Eunen Gamification Expert \| Experience Designer	21.8
22.	(17)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	21.5
23.	(71)	Andoni Sanz Computer Scientist + STEM Teacher + EdTechnologist + Google Educator + Moodle expert + Gamifier	20.7
24.	(11)	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.	20.3
25.	(new)	Jan Bidner A creative guy. Gamification speaker. Project manager. UX strategist, teacher and Game designer. Hospital clown. Mostly just professional digital strategist and gameful behavior designer.	20.1

26.	(39)	David Mullich Video game designer, producer, instructor.	20.1
27.	(28)	Joshua Wong #Gamification x #DesignThinking in People Development Linkedin: https://t.co/Y68ZhtUFqj	19.7
28.	(107)	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	19.4
29.	(37)	Noemí Blanch En Versión Beta permanente, aprenseño y trabajuego. Creo en el #poderdeljuego.Soy la mitad de @playlikepanks, 1/4 de @revoludica y #femininja a tiempo completo.	19.3
30.	(62)	Marcel Klimo Fintech Architect at @vacuumlabs	19.2
31.	(82)	Amit Shah #Technology & Business executive helping global companies succeed. #cloud #transformation #formula1 #nba views are my own	19.1
32.	(26)	Antonio Tbahs	18.7
33.	(73)	Serena #bigdata #artificialintelligence #gamification #blogging #socialmedia	18.5
34.	(19)	Manuel Pimenta A gamification designer with a background in development, a scout leader, a musician and an aspiring speaker/writer/blogger.	18.2
35.	(21)	Dutch Driver WHAT I DO: I infuse executives and professionals with the crystal clear insights essential to decrease their risks; I gained from 40 years of experience.	18.2
36.	(12)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	18.1
37.	(13)	Thijs De Vries Experience designer, gamification expert, public speaker. Top 10 Gamification Guru, Speaker at TEDx.	18.0
38.	(102)	Priscilla Haring Mediapsycholoog MSc	17.4
39.	(80)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	17.4
40.	(70)	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	17.3
41.	(80)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	17.3
42.	(9)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	17.2
43.	(25)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	17.1
44.	(53)	Gamifier Gamifier and speaker. Make our environment more FUN by gamification. Take fun seriously! Check https://t.co/y8VOWtDuDP for more info. #gamification	16.9
45.	(64)	Madhusudan Rao Immersive visualisation using VR & AR, is my next focus area. Keep following me to know more! Opinions are my own.	16.8
46.	(63)	Andres Pisso Game Designer y CEO Diversoft, Intereses: #Gamification #Mlearning, #Lectura,#Videojuegos, #Comics & #Rock	16.7
47.	(44)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	16.5
48.	(85)	Szymon Machajewski GVSU. Game On.	16.5
49.	(52)	Steven Isaacs Education Program Manager @epicgames @fncreate @unrealengine \| past: Teacher #gamedesign \| #ISTE Outstanding Teacher \| author: #esportsplaybook \| @gsesportsorg	16.4
50.	(30)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	16.2

51.	(117)	Marco Tonetti Chief Product Designer at @bondlyfinance \| Not listed in Forbes 40 under 40 \| Happily married with a unicorn!	15.9
52.	(129)	Pedro Crespo "The idea is to die young as late as possible"	15.8
53.	(23)	Máté Farkas an entrepreneurial minded gamification professional	15.5
54.	(148)	Marco Vallarino Journalist, writer, game designer: I work with Gamification, play with Interactive Fiction and viceversa	15.4
55.	(148)	Andy Fanning Vice President - Catalytic @wearecatalytic	15.2
56.	(24)	Joris Beerda Gamification Expert; Octalysis Master	15.1
57.	(134)	Tim Gorree Founder, Digistars	15.0
58.	(14)	Lennart Nacke Director of @hcigamesgroup and Associate Professor. #UX and #Gamification Strategist. Games User Researcher. #GameDesign, #GamesUR, #GameUX	14.9
59.	(72)	Michelle Katics BankersLab Bringing gamified learning to the banking industry.	14.9
60.	(116)	Jestin VanScoyoc High School Science Teacher. Runner. Gamer	14.9
61.	(84)	Amirhossein Seghatoleslami Growth Hacker & Growth consultant	14.8
62.	(145)	John Adewole CEO IFB Gaming. Director of Learning at Hubert Ogunde School.	14.8
63.	(130)	Alireza Ranjbar Shourabi I help businesses change behavior of their customers and employees. #Persuasive / #Gamification - designer / consultant.	14.8
64=	(83)	Javier Espinosa Slow education.	14.7
64=	(31)	Ahmed Hossam #Gamification Guest Lecturer for @oaklandu & Founder of @Gampact. empowering Gamification in #Egypt, & #MENARegion using impactful solutions	14.7
66.	(74)	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.	14.5
67.	(43)	Sergio Jiménez	14.4
68.	(34)	Amy Jo Kim Game Designer	14.3
69=	(67)	Francisco Revuelta Miembro de @Asocgrupoalfas y @RedRute, Presidente de @CIVE131, #videojuegos, #gamificación, #educacionemocional, #elearning, #TIC, #mindfulness	14.2
69=	(119)	Gerson Bruno Forgiarini De Quadros Professor and Gamification Researcher from Brazil.- Universidade Católica de Pelotas.	14.2
69=	(106)	Juan Antonio Esteban Bernardo Profesional de la gestión de personas, apasionado por enseñar y aprender, maratoniano converso. Co-autor de #RetratosHumanos y #RelatosHumanos	14.2
72.	(42)	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...	14.1
73.	(61)	SeriousGamesIndustry Ronnie Dungan - head of content for http://t.co/WTHPH9K2mJ	14.1
74.	(45)	Dennis Kappen Gamification Consultant and Researcher, UX specialist; Interaction Experience Designer	14.0
75.	(55)	Jeannie EvntGrrl Co-Founder @PowerEventGroup, CMP, DES, #EventProfs, #EventTech Geek, Social Media Addict, #Gamification, @AdoptASpot #Dalmatian Rescue Volunteer	13.8

76=	(15)	Flavio Escribano PhD. Head of [Gamification] Research Team at @gecon_es \|\| Founder of @arsgames. Quiz me, baby	13.7
76=	(47)	Mathias Vermeulen Really cool stuff in L&D with #WinstonWolfe - #ProfessionalAmateur - Co-founder of @DutchDillonVOF - Organizer of #LearningTechDay - Fan of Seattle #Seahawks!	13.7
76=	(86)	Nando Stoecklin Educational Futurist (my vision: http://goo.gl/1iOqf ), Cultural Anthropologist, Gamifier, Wikipedian	13.7
79.	(32)	Iñaki Huarte Gorraiz Looking for la fiesta. #gamificación #innovación #creatividad y #fotografía. Socio fundador y Director de @ouiplay y @welcomeballoon	13.6
80.	(78)	JesseSchell I am a game designer.	13.5
81.	(104)	Hanan Gazit Founder @julootGG Gaming+ Gameful UX Design & Metaverse Expert, Startups & Enterprise Advisor, Mentor, Keynote Speaker. \| Tweets are my own.	13.5
82=	(137)	Matt Davis I like building things.	13.3
82=	(65)	Iosu Recalde Suarez Llevando el poder del juego a las Organizaciones desde @ouiplay @welcomeballoon. Planes de Acogida. #onboarding #gamificación.	13.3
82=	(22)	Bernardo Crespo Learning & Being myself “everyone else's already taken” #beyondDigital #DigitalSustainability #DigitalTransformation @IEbusiness · Lego Lover · proud ex @BBVA	13.3
82=	(76)	Natalie Denmeade Interested in E-Learning (Moodle), Information Technology, Adobe, Theosophy, Theatre, Motherhood, Living life to the full.. I will inspire you!	13.3
86.	(35)	Cesc Garriga Pons Gamification - Tech. Project Manager - eLearning 2.0	13.2
87=	(148)	Jorge Simoes Research on e-learning, social networks, game-based learning and gamification.	13.0
87=	(125)	Zac Fitz-Walter Old twitter username, find me at @zacfitzwalter for all my latest nerdy updates.	13.0
87=	(148)	Jean-Yves Clic&Gain Mettez du sourire dans votre communication ! Agence spécialisée en conversationnel #IA #bot #image #voix #gamification #réalité #augmentée #innovation	13.0
90.	(101)	Rob Hulsen co-founder Hulan Studio. Serious games with a smile ;)	13.0
91.	(68)	Nicole Lazzaro I make games and technology fun.	12.9
92.	(56)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	12.8
93=	(87)	Brian Burke Skier, Mountain Biker, Gamification & Enterprise Architecture expert at @Gartner_inc	12.8
93=	(10)	Isidro Rodrigo Serious Gamer + HRer + Lifelong Learner + Shiny Happy People Searcher + Other Undiscovered Things = That's me!	12.8
93=	(95)	Pau Yanez Founder & CEO of @GeomotionGames. Creating location-based mobile games - @citynostra. Innovation, Games, Serious Games and Gamification.	12.8
93=	(36)	Victor Manrique www.epicwinblog.net	12.8
93=	(109)	Benedikt Straube Working as IT Consultant, ESN Evangelist, active MOOCer, #Gamification Enthusiast Tweets are my own	12.8
98=	(148)	Mike Martoccia Career Strategist w/ focus on Platforms. Fluent in IoT/Immersive/identity/blockchain. Technical evaluator and investor, momentum trader, Alt-* hater. #DYOR	12.7
98=	(75)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	12.7
98=	(20)	Daniel Meusburger Gamification and Tech Groupie	12.7

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December 2015 - Gamification Guru of the Year 2015 awarded
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