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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 It is no longer active.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

It may just be me, but it feels to me as if gamification is going through the trough of disillusionment right now? Do you agree or are you still at the peak of inflated expectations or out the other side, seeing the green shoots of a slope of enlightenment?!

I'd love to hear your own thoughts as to our industry's maturity in a quick quote / paragraph / guest post to share with all the other gurus.

We are building the gamification market together after all!

This month we saw the biggest climbs from Antonio Tbahs (up 70 places to 45th), Zyad Chouadhi (up 63 places to 32nd), and emiliano labrador (up 60 places to 27th).

Well done too to this week's top three Monica Cornetti, Andrzej Marczewski, and Yu-kai Chou.

Cheers

Toby

Rank			Guru score
1.	(1)	Monica Cornetti Gamifcation Consultant and Trainer CEO of Sententia Gamification Specializing in Train the Trainer GamiCon Gamemaster	90.6
2.	(2)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	83.0
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.	76.3
4.	(7)	Fabio Viola Gamification Designer/Developer, Public Speaker and Professor of Gamification & Engagement at University of Rome and Milan.	76.2
5.	(12)	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	73.7
6.	(4)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	72.0
7.	(9)	Vasilis Gkogkidis Gamification designer, speaker and trainer working for GAMIFICATION+. Greek Ambassador of GamFed and organiser of the Thessaloniki Gamification Meetup	68.7
8.	(5)	Pete Jenkins Speaker & trainer on #gamification \| CEO @gamifiplus \| Honorary Ambassador @GamFed \| Founder @gamifyawards \| Chair @gamification_eu \| Lecturer @BrightonBSchool	62.7
9.	(11)	Ercan Altug YILMAZ First Turkish Gamification Book Author, Lecturer and Gamification Expert. www.oyunlastirma.co	62.1
10.	(14)	Sabrina Bruehwiler Gamification Designer and Consultant @OctalysisGroup \| International Keynote Speaker. I believe in the transformation of the World through Gameful and Behavioural Design!	51.1
11.	(6)	Alireza Ranjbar Shourabi I help businesses change behavior of their customers and employees. #Persuasive / #Gamification - designer / consultant.	47.6
12.	(19)	Ehab Abudayeh Head of Operations @edraak \|Specialized in #Gamification #Digital_Psychology, MiddleEast gamification guru-GamifiedMENA #استراتيجيات_الألعاب_التحفيزية	47.3
13.	(13)	An Coppens Chief game changer at Gamification Nation based in London and serving European clients.	47.2
14.	(8)	Gustavo Tondello Gamification Scientist and Consultant. Ph.D. Student, HCI Games Group. Logosophy Researcher.	45.7
15.	(15)	Nicolas Babin A rare combination of technology, marketing and management. Co founder of GamFed	45.0
16.	(16)	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.	37.7
17.	(18)	George Cohta iglobe Inc. CEO Gamification & AR Evangelist, Startups Energizer, Digital Curator	33.9
18.	(17)	Bernardo Letayf Gamification Expert, International Gamification Speaker, Creator of BLUErabbit	33.5
19.	(25)	Gal Rimon Founder of GamEffective; the enterprise Gamification for sales and Service	31.1
20.	(23)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	31.1
21.	(28)	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.	30.9
22.	(31)	Flavio Escribano PhD. Head of [Gamification] Research Team at @gecon_es \|\| Founder of @arsgames. Quiz me, baby	30.3
23.	(27)	Dade Ronan Author Speaker Web Developer IT Analyst #Gamification Consultant https://winatweb.com	27.9
24.	(10)	Dennis Kappen Gamification Consultant and Researcher, UX specialist; Interaction Experience Designer	26.9
25.	(26)	Ahmed Hossam #Gamification Guest Lecturer for @oaklandu & Founder of @Gampact. empowering Gamification in #Egypt, & #MENARegion using impactful solutions	26.5

26.	(55)	Pau Yanez Founder & CEO of @GeomotionGames. Creating location-based mobile games - @citynostra. Innovation, Games, Serious Games and Gamification.	25.8
27.	(87)	Emiliano Labrador Doctor en #UX y #Gamificación. Autor de El uso del color en los videojuegos @HeroesdePapelES y #ElTesoroDeSanBorondón @AyudarJugando @everis #Research	23.6
28.	(86)	Ruth S. Contreras Researcher/Designer/Lecturer ★GAMES★ UX-UI,Technology+Learning,Game Based Learning,Gamification, Serious games,Communication #H2020 projects, @WIGJ	23.1
29.	(60)	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.	22.9
30.	(41)	Alberto Mora Computer Engineer / Gamification Researcher & Designer / Human-Computer Interaction	22.4
31.	(32)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	22.1
32.	(95)	Zyad Chouadhi Entrepreneur/Intrapreneur "Couteau Suisse" \| Consultant en Gamification, Formation Immersive & Expérience Client (CX)	20.6
33.	(36)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	20.4
34.	(59)	Zac Fitz-Walter Old twitter username, find me at @zacfitzwalter for all my latest nerdy updates.	19.9
35.	(21)	David Mullich Video game designer, producer, instructor.	19.6
36.	(43)	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...	19.3
37.	(30)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	19.0
38.	(37)	Amit Shah #Technology & Business executive helping global companies succeed. #cloud #transformation #formula1 #nba views are my own	18.6
39.	(33)	Mahmoud Fereydouni #MachineLearning & #SoftwareEngineer , #Gamer & #Gamification Guru	18.1
40.	(20)	Isidro Rodrigo Serious Gamer + HRer + Lifelong Learner + Shiny Happy People Searcher + Other Undiscovered Things = That's me!	18.1
41.	(22)	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.	17.7
42.	(40)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	17.6
43.	(34)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	17.6
44.	(48)	Lennart Nacke Director of @hcigamesgroup and Associate Professor. #UX and #Gamification Strategist. Games User Researcher. #GameDesign, #GamesUR, #GameUX	17.2
45.	(115)	Antonio Tbahs	17.0
46.	(38)	Javier Velasquez Gamification Consultant and Game Designer. Designer of the BEM Gamification Framework.	16.7
47.	(65)	Helen Routledge Serious Games Designer, Author, Blogger and Psychologist, Gamification	15.9
48.	(66)	Steven Isaacs Education Program Manager @epicgames @fncreate @unrealengine \| past: Teacher #gamedesign \| #ISTE Outstanding Teacher \| author: #esportsplaybook \| @gsesportsorg	14.8
49.	(99)	Bo Armstrong #IOpsych grad student; #tech in #training & #selection	14.6
50.	(52)	Barry Kirk Marketing consultant helping brands engage, retain and grow their valued customers \| Principal Consultant at Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute \| Tikiphile	14.1

51.	(69)	Janaki Mythily Kumar Design leader \| Innovation culture catalyst \| Speaker \| Author \| Artist	13.3
52.	(57)	José Carlos Cortizo	13.0
53.	(76)	Madhusudan Rao Immersive visualisation using VR & AR, is my next focus area. Keep following me to know more! Opinions are my own.	12.8
54.	(49)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	12.6
55.	(45)	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	12.5
56.	(64)	Michael Fergusson Michael is a business poet. He composes his businesses in Vancouver BC.	12.5
57=	(47)	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	11.2
57=	(44)	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.	11.2
59.	(35)	Amy Jo Kim Game Designer	10.4
60.	(110)	Lauren S. Ferro Game/UX/Researcher \| Prof @SapienzaRoma @VIGAMUSAcademy using @UnrealEngine \| Organizer @UEMeetupRome \| Fascinated by the human mind and behaviour \| Views mine	10.3
61.	(62)	Hanan Gazit Founder @julootGG Gaming+ Gameful UX Design & Metaverse Expert, Startups & Enterprise Advisor, Mentor, Keynote Speaker. \| Tweets are my own.	9.5
62.	(68)	Juliette Denny Founder and MD of @growthengineer, an award winning learning technologies company. #Gamification #LearningGames #SocialLearning #LoveLearning	9.5
63.	(115)	Andoni Sanz Computer Scientist + STEM Teacher + EdTechnologist + Google Educator + Moodle expert + Gamifier	8.6
64.	(53)	Nicole Lazzaro I make games and technology fun.	8.2
65.	(58)	Patrick Bartl Change Guide @Horváth&Partners - Digital Enthusiast, Speaker \| Passion for #DigitalTransformation, #ChangeManagement, #Gamification, #DesignThinking, #AI	7.4
66.	(151)	Natalie Denmeade Interested in E-Learning (Moodle), Information Technology, Adobe, Theosophy, Theatre, Motherhood, Living life to the full.. I will inspire you!	7.1
67.	(115)	Gamifier Gamifier and speaker. Make our environment more FUN by gamification. Take fun seriously! Check https://t.co/y8VOWtDuDP for more info. #gamification	7.1
68.	(24)	Lluis Bueno Gamificación de negocios online y offline	6.9
69=	(83)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	6.8
69=	(42)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	6.8
69=	(56)	Aitor Barbosa Consultor de gamificación y serious games en Imagames y organizador de los @Gamificationjam	6.8
72.	(61)	Tim Gorree Founder, Digistars	6.6
73.	(62)	Dennis Crowley I like to build things (@Foursquare	6.1
74.	(67)	Jean-Yves Clic&Gain Mettez du sourire dans votre communication ! Agence spécialisée en conversationnel #IA #bot #image #voix #gamification #réalité #augmentée #innovation	6.0
75.	(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.	5.8

76.	(84)	Benedikt Straube Working as IT Consultant, ESN Evangelist, active MOOCer, #Gamification Enthusiast Tweets are my own	5.3
77.	(115)	Brian Burke Skier, Mountain Biker, Gamification & Enterprise Architecture expert at @Gartner_inc	4.8
78.	(39)	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	4.7
79.	(87)	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.	4.5
80.	(66)	Jestin VanScoyoc High School Science Teacher. Runner. Gamer	3.9
81.	(73)	Sergio Jiménez	3.7
82.	(99)	Cesc Garriga Pons Gamification - Tech. Project Manager - eLearning 2.0	3.7
83=	(101)	JesseSchell I am a game designer.	3.6
83=	(101)	ThomasBCN Independent mind working on mobile growth. https://t.co/1E2rrQMVq9	3.6
83=	(101)	Humberto Cervera Co-Creador de #FiTech: Robolution / Escritor / Productor / Game Designer / EP de #ReyMysterio / https://t.co/Dy9PBNLgkH / https://t.co/cYMxI5NNmn /	3.6
86.	(50)	John Adewole CEO IFB Gaming. Director of Learning at Hubert Ogunde School.	3.4
87.	(70)	Marco Tonetti Chief Product Designer at @bondlyfinance \| Not listed in Forbes 40 under 40 \| Happily married with a unicorn!	3.2
88=	(77)	Manuel Pimenta A gamification designer with a background in development, a scout leader, a musician and an aspiring speaker/writer/blogger.	2.8
88=	(69)	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	2.8
90.	(new)	Wouter De Jong docent Engels (ESL) \| kritisch innoverend \| erudiet onderwijs \| eigenzinnig, eigenwijs & eigenaardig \| #Moodle \| Trivium 21c \| https://t.co/LOorbxb8D9	2.6
91=	(106)	Steven L. Johnson He/him. Views expressed are my own; RT ≠ endorsement Associate Professor, U. of Virginia	2.1
91=	(101)	R Ray Wang @ConstellationR #CEO @DisrupTVShow 2X BestSelling Author @hcleadership @HarvardBiz Keynoter #Futurist Provocateur #EDM #DJ #Foodie #SVLife #TaiwaneseAm	2.1
91=	(55)	Jeannie EvntGrrl Co-Founder @PowerEventGroup, CMP, DES, #EventProfs, #EventTech Geek, Social Media Addict, #Gamification, @AdoptASpot #Dalmatian Rescue Volunteer	2.1
91=	(51)	Javier Espinosa Slow education.	2.1
95=	(97)	Priscilla Haring Mediapsycholoog MSc	1.5
95=	(97)	Gaute Kokkvoll On a mission to make work play! Gamification Consultant - Kokkvoll Consult	1.5
97=	(80)	Abn2003 #digital #transformation & #strategy architect @Microsoft	1.3
97=	(78)	Michael Meder Researcher at @DAI_Labor @TUBerlin, Head of @CCIRML (Competence Center #InformationRetrieval and #MachineLearning) #ai #nlp #chatbot #gamification	1.3
99.	(63)	Mark Faulkner Game design, gamification, finance, and software development. And Games.	0.5
100.	(115)	Salvatore Mica Gamification designer, project manager for Creative industries and ICT companies	0.4