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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 It is no longer active.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.	(new)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	74.9
2.	(new)	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.	74.1
3.	(new)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	72.6
4.	(new)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	72.5
5.	(new)	Caroline Japic CMO at Kenna Security, Technology Cheerleader, Cloud Expert, Cybersecurity Stylist, Wife, Mother of Three Turbo Soccer & Volleyball Girls, Christian.	67.7
6.	(new)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	65.5
7.	(new)	Sergio Jiménez	65.3
8.	(new)	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.	65.3
9.	(new)	Kris Duggan None but ourselves can free our minds. Read more at https://t.co/yNZRDTGvZU	63.6
10.	(new)	Rajat Paharia The opinions stated here are my own, not those of my company. Tweets delete.	63.1
11.	(new)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	60.4
12.	(new)	Roman Rackwitz Gamification Pioneer CEO Engaginglab www.romanrackwitz.de	57.1
13.	(new)	Scott Sinclair I enjoy entrepreneurship, technology, digital, gamification and psychology. Views are my own.	56.9
14.	(new)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	56.0
15.	(new)	Ian Bogost Writer & game designer. Professor of media studies, computing, business, architecture @GeorgiaTech. Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic. Editor @ObjectsObjects.	54.9
16.	(new)	José Carlos Cortizo	54.4
17.	(new)	Barry Kirk Marketing consultant helping brands engage, retain and grow their valued customers \| Principal Consultant at Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute \| Tikiphile	54.0
18.	(new)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	52.8
19.	(new)	Achint Nigam Ph.D IIM Lucknow, Marketing Prof. - BITS Pilani, Biker, Cyclist, Marathon Runner, & Powerlifting.. !!	52.3
20.	(new)	Kelly Kampen Entrepreneur, LifeHacker, Semi-Minimalist, Founder of @DojoThreads (https://t.co/SVXQH4J9fl)	50.1
21.	(new)	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	46.0
22.	(new)	Semin Ozmorali Believer of #digital marketing & #ecommerce, into #UX & design trends, & coffee lover.	45.7
23.	(new)	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	44.8
24.	(new)	Guy Stephens \| @guy1067 Social Customer Care Managing Consultant, IBM.	44.5
25.	(new)	Gamifier Gamifier and speaker. Make our environment more FUN by gamification. Take fun seriously! Check https://t.co/y8VOWtDuDP for more info. #gamification	44.0

26.	(new)	JesseSchell I am a game designer.	40.4
27.	(new)	Scott Golas Founder of http://t.co/uT3BK53RDZ, advocacy management evangelist, angel investor, avid biker ...and owner of 2 Airstreams and 2 Grand Wagoneers	40.1
28.	(new)	R Ray Wang @ConstellationR #CEO @DisrupTVShow 2X BestSelling Author @hcleadership @HarvardBiz Keynoter #Futurist Provocateur #EDM #DJ #Foodie #SVLife #TaiwaneseAm	38.4
29.	(new)	Jorge Simoes Research on e-learning, social networks, game-based learning and gamification.	37.9
30.	(new)	Janaki Mythily Kumar Design leader \| Innovation culture catalyst \| Speaker \| Author \| Artist	37.6
31.	(new)	Mike Martoccia Career Strategist w/ focus on Platforms. Fluent in IoT/Immersive/identity/blockchain. Technical evaluator and investor, momentum trader, Alt-* hater. #DYOR	37.4
32.	(new)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	35.2
33.	(new)	Robert Californian. Lived & worked in Asia from 2010-2021. Tweeting about gaming, consumer internet, sports tech, and entrepreneurship \| Founder: @Playbasis @BoltHype	35.2
34.	(new)	Steven L. Johnson He/him. Views expressed are my own; RT ≠ endorsement Associate Professor, U. of Virginia	34.1
35.	(new)	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	33.4
36.	(new)	Dennis Crowley I like to build things (@Foursquare	31.2
37.	(new)	Thijs De Vries Experience designer, gamification expert, public speaker. Top 10 Gamification Guru, Speaker at TEDx.	30.3
38.	(new)	Buster Benson Hey, I'm @buster now.	30.0
39.	(new)	Wes Wu HR Technology & Service Delivery consultant and blogger	29.6
40.	(new)	Thomas Power Independent Director @9Spokes @bicraorg @pennypower @savortex DM @WhatsApp +447875695012 Email thomas@bip100.club #Bitcoin Join #BIP100Club	29.5
41.	(new)	Humberto Cervera Co-Creador de #FiTech: Robolution / Escritor / Productor / Game Designer / EP de #ReyMysterio / https://t.co/Dy9PBNLgkH / https://t.co/cYMxI5NNmn /	29.0
42.	(new)	Seth Priebatsch Chief Revenue Officer @Grubhub	28.7
43.	(new)	Keith Smith	27.4
44.	(new)	Tom Chatfield Tech philosopher, novelist, dad. Non-fiction, thrillers, critical thinking. Lists. Latest book: #HowToThink https://t.co/HU6JklHyXQ	27.0
45.	(new)	Priscilla Haring Mediapsycholoog MSc	26.3
46.	(new)	Jon Radoff Adventurer & entrepreneur. I fight for the game-maker. CEO https://t.co/rMJUnF2Fb3 #metaverse #games #gamedev #nft #f2p	26.3
47.	(new)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	26.2
48.	(new)	Helen Routledge Serious Games Designer, Author, Blogger and Psychologist, Gamification	26.2
49.	(new)	Trapper Markelz COO @BuiltOnBeamable. Startup leader. Poet. Musician. Cyclist. Sci-fi fan. Husband. Father of four. he/him	26.0
50.	(new)	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.	25.5

51.	(new)	Sudarshan (Suds) Mathematics in Study, Art in Appreciation // Telling Meaningful stories using data that matters to you // Next-gen Business Intelligence	25.1
52.	(new)	Klaus Klaus Just ballin' around	25.0
53.	(new)	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.	24.5
54.	(new)	Kes Sampanthar Managing Director at KPMG Innovation Labs. Tweets: Brains, Games, Science, Media, Innovation NOTE: Opinions expressed here are solely my own.	24.4
55.	(new)	Nicholas Lovell Author of The Curve, founder of GAMESbrief, consultant on new business models. Latest book: The F2P Toolbox	24.0
56.	(new)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	23.6
57.	(new)	Bob Marsh Could be a decent golfer but rather hang with the fam & grow a company.	23.4
58.	(new)	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 :-)	23.1
59.	(new)	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	22.8
60.	(new)	Mario Götz Leiter Digital & Marketing bei @cubetech_ch - Bastler bei @rumblebox_cbg - Bündner - Media Engineer - Privater Kanal	22.8
61.	(new)	Luca Massaro #PerformanceDriven Sports Marketing Agency. Specialists in growth. Subscribe to our monthly intelligence report, "State Of Play" https://t.co/qwfwEHAFE3	22.7
62.	(new)	Jeroen Van Mastrigt The only way to predict the future is to prevent it... Partner WeLoveYourWork Future Agency, Director @NowhereArtSpace.	22.6
63.	(new)	Jordi Almirall UX professor at UOC University. Front End. Design Sprint facilitator	21.4
64.	(new)	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..	21.3
65.	(new)	Katie Piatt Technology, Learning & Games \| eLearning at the University of Brighton \| Co-Chair Playful Learning Association \| LGBT+ Ally	21.1
66.	(new)	Madhusudan Rao Immersive visualisation using VR & AR, is my next focus area. Keep following me to know more! Opinions are my own.	20.9
67.	(new)	Nicolas Babin A rare combination of technology, marketing and management. Co founder of GamFed	20.6
68.	(new)	Steve Peters Immersive Experience Designer, King of Shenanigans. These tweets auto-delete after 30 days. #ephemera #nomakeup #blessed	20.3
69.	(new)	Compartia Helping to build better digital experiences - A Customer Centric Organization	20.0
70.	(new)	Willempje Love movements. Love to make you move. #community #social #sports \| inspired by tech ----- mail@willempje.com	19.1
71.	(new)	Tommy Lee Die hard #ravens fan, Biz Dev for @kingcountyIT, sports nut, and backyard #bbq guy	19.0
72.	(new)	Jeff Malek CEO at Code Fellows, and musician.	18.8
73.	(new)	Gamesbrief The business of games, analysed and tracked. For insight on free-to-play games, and advice on self-publishing	18.6
74.	(new)	ThomasBCN Independent mind working on mobile growth. https://t.co/1E2rrQMVq9	18.6
75.	(new)	Elle Waters Find me on LinkedIn: https://t.co/1M0HbzjHH7	18.1

76.	(new)	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	17.6
77.	(new)	Amy Jo Kim Game Designer	17.5
78.	(new)	Michael Fergusson Michael is a business poet. He composes his businesses in Vancouver BC.	16.6
79.	(new)	Anthony Williams	16.2
80.	(new)	Sergey	16.1
81.	(new)	Niels \| DTDID Dare to do it Different & Care to do it Different Purpose Agent, Business & Product Strategy Puzzler. Interested in things that make a real impact!	16.1
82.	(new)	Nathan Lands Previously built and sold Binded and Gamify. Created QuickCoin. Ex-pro gamer. Acted in Taiwan. Proud American.	15.9
83.	(new)	Fredrik Torstensson Beer and freedom	15.6
84.	(new)	Rutgerteunissen I'm Rutger, the founder of @24sessions. The #saas solution for online advice. Tweets about #startups #business #marketing and #cycling	15.0
85.	(new)	Aurelien Leftick Sales rare teas and adventure at http://t.co/1Bw0hCImw7. Love helping SaaS companies convert and engage users. eCommerce know-it-all.	13.9
86.	(new)	VincentBoon Founder at Standing On Giants & Giants Technology	13.4
87.	(new)	Ryan Elkins Founder and CEO of IActionable - Performance Management through Gamification	13.2
88.	(new)	Life Is A Game Interested in the art of applying game mechanics to real play. All the latest gamification news. Looking for a gamification project to roll out in Europe	13.1
89.	(new)	Kam Star I love creating products users love	12.9
90.	(new)	Ashok Pundit #simple boy with great dreams. Trying to make education and healthcare more affordable and accessible. #Love #Peace #logic #AI #HealthTech #EduTech #vodka	12.7
91.	(new)	Carrie Peters Native New Mexican in #Seattle	12.4
92.	(new)	Brian Burke Skier, Mountain Biker, Gamification & Enterprise Architecture expert at @Gartner_inc	11.7
93.	(new)	Josh Kramer	11.4
94.	(new)	Judd Antin Director of Design & Research at Airbnb. HCI, social computing, social psychology. TR35 winner. BBQ. Beer. Repeat.	11.2
95.	(new)	Pug Pharm Boldly Engaging the Online World #gamification #communityengagement #customerloyalty	11.1
96.	(new)	Endafk Manager of Kerfoots Caravan Park and Henllys Farm Touring Park in beautiful North Wales	10.9
97.	(new)	Felipe Carvalho Venture builder • Positive Brands	10.7
98.	(new)	Michael Meder Researcher at @DAI_Labor @TUBerlin, Head of @CCIRML (Competence Center #InformationRetrieval and #MachineLearning) #ai #nlp #chatbot #gamification	9.1
99.	(new)	Paulina Bozek Founder: INENSU, once upon a time SingStar. Making Apps. Platforms. Social Stuff. Justin Bieber followed me on 21_04_10.	9.0
100.	(new)	Nitesh Ambuj Digital Transformation Evengalist \| Product Strategist \| Entrepreneur \| Social Activist \| Political Observer \| Author \| Conversationalist - Speaker	8.7

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Gamification Gurus Power 100 April 2013

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