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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 It is no longer active.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

All familiar faces at the top this month. Well done to this week's top three Monica Cornetti, Andrzej Marczewski, and Yu-kai Chou.

This month we saw the biggest climbs from Patrick Bartl (up 52 places to 58th), Juliette Denny (up 42 places to 68th), and John Adewole (up 30 places to 50th).

Have a good month. Looking forward to working with you all both digitally and in real life to expand the gamification market worldwide.

Rank			Guru score
1.	(1)	Monica Cornetti Gamifcation Consultant and Trainer CEO of Sententia Gamification Specializing in Train the Trainer GamiCon Gamemaster	88.3
2.	(2)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	84.7
3.	(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.	80.2
4.	(4)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	79.4
5.	(6)	Pete Jenkins Speaker & trainer on #gamification \| CEO @gamifiplus \| Honorary Ambassador @GamFed \| Founder @gamifyawards \| Chair @gamification_eu \| Lecturer @BrightonBSchool	71.5
6.	(7)	Alireza Ranjbar Shourabi I help businesses change behavior of their customers and employees. #Persuasive / #Gamification - designer / consultant.	70.4
7.	(8)	Fabio Viola Gamification Designer/Developer, Public Speaker and Professor of Gamification & Engagement at University of Rome and Milan.	64.1
8.	(10)	Gustavo Tondello Gamification Scientist and Consultant. Ph.D. Student, HCI Games Group. Logosophy Researcher.	63.4
9.	(11)	Vasilis Gkogkidis Gamification designer, speaker and trainer working for GAMIFICATION+. Greek Ambassador of GamFed and organiser of the Thessaloniki Gamification Meetup	59.4
10.	(9)	Dennis Kappen Gamification Consultant and Researcher, UX specialist; Interaction Experience Designer	58.3
11.	(15)	Ercan Altug YILMAZ First Turkish Gamification Book Author, Lecturer and Gamification Expert. www.oyunlastirma.co	53.7
12.	(5)	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	50.1
13.	(13)	An Coppens Chief game changer at Gamification Nation based in London and serving European clients.	46.9
14.	(12)	Sabrina Bruehwiler Gamification Designer and Consultant @OctalysisGroup \| International Keynote Speaker. I believe in the transformation of the World through Gameful and Behavioural Design!	46.5
15.	(14)	Nicolas Babin A rare combination of technology, marketing and management. Co founder of GamFed	44.1
16.	(40)	Evgeni Kouris Artist, entrepreneur and gamification expert. Founder of Gamewheel - SaaS platform helping enterprises to effectively communicate with power of gamification and mobile AR/VR.	34.0
17.	(16)	Bernardo Letayf Gamification Expert, International Gamification Speaker, Creator of BLUErabbit	33.9
18.	(17)	George Cohta iglobe Inc. CEO Gamification & AR Evangelist, Startups Energizer, Digital Curator	33.8
19.	(new)	Ehab Abudayeh Head of Operations @edraak \|Specialized in #Gamification #Digital_Psychology, MiddleEast gamification guru-GamifiedMENA #استراتيجيات_الألعاب_التحفيزية	32.4
20.	(47)	Isidro Rodrigo Serious Gamer + HRer + Lifelong Learner + Shiny Happy People Searcher + Other Undiscovered Things = That's me!	29.2
21.	(22)	David Mullich Video game designer, producer, instructor.	28.8
22.	(33)	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.	28.3
23.	(25)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	27.6
24.	(18)	Lluis Bueno Gamificación de negocios online y offline	26.1
25.	(19)	Gal Rimon Founder of GamEffective; the enterprise Gamification for sales and Service	25.5

26.	(36)	Ahmed Hossam #Gamification Guest Lecturer for @oaklandu & Founder of @Gampact. empowering Gamification in #Egypt, & #MENARegion using impactful solutions	25.4
27.	(26)	Dade Ronan Author Speaker Web Developer IT Analyst #Gamification Consultant https://winatweb.com	24.5
28.	(29)	Rob Alvarez Bucholska Gamification in education expert, international keynote speaker and advocate. Host of Professor Game and working and teaching at @IEBusiness School with interactive learning experiences.	23.8
29.	(41)	Rob Hulsen co-founder Hulan Studio. Serious games with a smile ;)	22.9
30.	(32)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	22.5
31.	(28)	Flavio Escribano PhD. Head of [Gamification] Research Team at @gecon_es \|\| Founder of @arsgames. Quiz me, baby	22.1
32.	(34)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	21.9
33.	(23)	Mahmoud Fereydouni #MachineLearning & #SoftwareEngineer , #Gamer & #Gamification Guru	21.7
34.	(27)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	21.6
35.	(41)	Amy Jo Kim Game Designer	20.7
36.	(20)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	20.4
37.	(30)	Amit Shah #Technology & Business executive helping global companies succeed. #cloud #transformation #formula1 #nba views are my own	19.6
38.	(new)	Javier Velasquez Gamification Consultant and Game Designer. Designer of the BEM Gamification Framework.	19.0
39.	(116)	Edward J. Moore III We're a #UX and #VR / #AR design consultancy in Los Angeles, and we'll help you reach your global audience with #gamification and a great #UX! Run by @ejm3d	18.8
40.	(62)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	18.7
41.	(45)	Alberto Mora Computer Engineer / Gamification Researcher & Designer / Human-Computer Interaction	16.4
42.	(37)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	16.2
43.	(31)	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...	15.9
44.	(46)	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.	15.9
45.	(50)	Samantha Clarke Designer and researcher for game-based learning & Gamification. Cert Lego Serious Play facilitator. Mum. D&D fanatic. She/Her. blog here: https://t.co/Eu5JRzQzvX	15.5
46.	(62)	Joris Beerda Gamification Expert; Octalysis Master	15.2
47.	(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	14.7
48.	(38)	Lennart Nacke Director of @hcigamesgroup and Associate Professor. #UX and #Gamification Strategist. Games User Researcher. #GameDesign, #GamesUR, #GameUX	14.7
49.	(35)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	12.8
50.	(80)	John Adewole CEO IFB Gaming. Director of Learning at Hubert Ogunde School.	12.6

51.	(72)	Javier Espinosa Slow education.	12.3
52.	(53)	Barry Kirk Marketing consultant helping brands engage, retain and grow their valued customers \| Principal Consultant at Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute \| Tikiphile	11.9
53.	(58)	Nicole Lazzaro I make games and technology fun.	11.7
54.	(74)	Nando Stoecklin Educational Futurist (my vision: http://goo.gl/1iOqf ), Cultural Anthropologist, Gamifier, Wikipedian	10.5
55.	(24)	Pau Yanez Founder & CEO of @GeomotionGames. Creating location-based mobile games - @citynostra. Innovation, Games, Serious Games and Gamification.	10.5
56.	(64)	Aitor Barbosa Consultor de gamificación y serious games en Imagames y organizador de los @Gamificationjam	10.4
57.	(124)	José Carlos Cortizo	10.2
58.	(110)	Patrick Bartl Change Guide @Horváth&Partners - Digital Enthusiast, Speaker \| Passion for #DigitalTransformation, #ChangeManagement, #Gamification, #DesignThinking, #AI	9.3
59.	(78)	Zac Fitz-Walter Old twitter username, find me at @zacfitzwalter for all my latest nerdy updates.	9.1
60.	(56)	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.	8.7
61.	(54)	Tim Gorree Founder, Digistars	8.5
62.	(42)	Hanan Gazit Founder @julootGG Gaming+ Gameful UX Design & Metaverse Expert, Startups & Enterprise Advisor, Mentor, Keynote Speaker. \| Tweets are my own.	8.3
63.	(34)	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	8.2
64.	(86)	Michael Fergusson Michael is a business poet. He composes his businesses in Vancouver BC.	8.1
65.	(111)	Helen Routledge Serious Games Designer, Author, Blogger and Psychologist, Gamification	7.9
66.	(68)	Jestin VanScoyoc High School Science Teacher. Runner. Gamer	7.4
67.	(76)	Jean-Yves Clic&Gain Mettez du sourire dans votre communication ! Agence spécialisée en conversationnel #IA #bot #image #voix #gamification #réalité #augmentée #innovation	7.3
68.	(110)	Juliette Denny Founder and MD of @growthengineer, an award winning learning technologies company. #Gamification #LearningGames #SocialLearning #LoveLearning	6.9
69.	(61)	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	6.8
70.	(52)	Marco Tonetti Chief Product Designer at @bondlyfinance \| Not listed in Forbes 40 under 40 \| Happily married with a unicorn!	6.2
71.	(74)	Francisco Revuelta Miembro de @Asocgrupoalfas y @RedRute, Presidente de @CIVE131, #videojuegos, #gamificación, #educacionemocional, #elearning, #TIC, #mindfulness	6.2
72.	(151)	Christophe Benoit Sr. researcher at Erasmus University College Brussels dept. Design & Technology	5.5
73=	(72)	Sergio Jiménez	5.4
73=	(67)	Mathias Vermeulen Really cool stuff in L&D with #WinstonWolfe - #ProfessionalAmateur - Co-founder of @DutchDillonVOF - Organizer of #LearningTechDay - Fan of Seattle #Seahawks!	5.4
75.	(60)	Darryn VDB Crafting Purposeful Play - and making the learning count	5.2

76.	(83)	Madhusudan Rao Immersive visualisation using VR & AR, is my next focus area. Keep following me to know more! Opinions are my own.	4.7
77.	(59)	Manuel Pimenta A gamification designer with a background in development, a scout leader, a musician and an aspiring speaker/writer/blogger.	4.6
78=	(39)	Michael Meder Researcher at @DAI_Labor @TUBerlin, Head of @CCIRML (Competence Center #InformationRetrieval and #MachineLearning) #ai #nlp #chatbot #gamification	4.4
78=	(83)	Mrs.Storie Richardson public #librarian previous math T who ❤️ #boardgames Herald at ENVOY #edtech #gbl #STEM #gamification #classcraft	4.4
80.	(94)	Abn2003 #digital #transformation & #strategy architect @Microsoft	4.2
81.	(81)	Justin Matthew Social Media Pioneer. Fiverr Top Seller 2012 Kred Influencer 2015 Klout top 5 worldwide . Featured in Frobes, Huff Post, Busines.com & much more.	4.0
82.	(94)	Matija Hiti Co-founder and chief techie at @JollyDeck, creator of @LnDpity, gravel cyclist.	3.9
83.	(111)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	3.9
84.	(101)	Benedikt Straube Working as IT Consultant, ESN Evangelist, active MOOCer, #Gamification Enthusiast Tweets are my own	3.8
85.	(78)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	3.6
86.	(106)	Szymon Machajewski GVSU. Game On.	3.5
87=	(21)	Emiliano Labrador Doctor en #UX y #Gamificación. Autor de El uso del color en los videojuegos @HeroesdePapelES y #ElTesoroDeSanBorondón @AyudarJugando @everis #Research	2.8
87=	(77)	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.	2.8
89.	(110)	José Luis Ramírez C. CEO de @Grupo_RC2008 Cofundador de @quelibroleo @btwinbooks y @quaterni Profesor en @estudiosCEF y @Udima #Marketing	2.7
90.	(74)	Marcio Rente Análise de Negócios \| Marketing Digital \| Coaching \| Pensamento Sistêmico \| Gamification \| Design Thinking	2.6
91=	(86)	Thomas Power Independent Director @9Spokes @bicraorg @pennypower @savortex DM @WhatsApp +447875695012 Email thomas@bip100.club #Bitcoin Join #BIP100Club	2.5
91=	(111)	Mike Martoccia Career Strategist w/ focus on Platforms. Fluent in IoT/Immersive/identity/blockchain. Technical evaluator and investor, momentum trader, Alt-* hater. #DYOR	2.5
93.	(100)	Steven Judge Founder of GameLayer: gamification platform from Finland	2.4
94.	(new)	Alper Berber Gamification Designer \| Guitar Player \| Camper	1.9
95=	(50)	Michiel Van Eunen Gamification Expert \| Experience Designer	1.7
95=	(new)	Zyad Chouadhi Entrepreneur/Intrapreneur "Couteau Suisse" \| Consultant en Gamification, Formation Immersive & Expérience Client (CX)	1.7
97=	(94)	Priscilla Haring Mediapsycholoog MSc	1.5
97=	(94)	Juan Antonio Esteban Bernardo Profesional de la gestión de personas, apasionado por enseñar y aprender, maratoniano converso. Co-autor de #RetratosHumanos y #RelatosHumanos	1.5
99=	(64)	Bo Armstrong #IOpsych grad student; #tech in #training & #selection	0.3
99=	(43)	Cesc Garriga Pons Gamification - Tech. Project Manager - eLearning 2.0	0.3