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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 It is no longer active.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

This month we saw the biggest climbs from Joris Beerda (up 97 places to 16th), Juliette Denny (up 61 places to 44th), and Hanan Gazit (up 58 places to 26th).

We also welcome new gurus Remy Bastien (33rd), Alireza Hosseini (38th), and Anders Tufvesson (94th). to the Gamification Gurus Power 100 board.

Well done to this month's top three Andrzej Marczewski, Alireza Ranjbar Shourabi, and Monica Cornetti.

Rank			Guru score
1.	(1)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	93.5
2.	(2)	Alireza Ranjbar Shourabi I help businesses change behavior of their customers and employees. #Persuasive / #Gamification - designer / consultant.	84.2
3.	(6)	Monica Cornetti Gamifcation Consultant and Trainer CEO of Sententia Gamification Specializing in Train the Trainer GamiCon Gamemaster	74.9
4.	(3)	Ahmed Hossam #Gamification Guest Lecturer for @oaklandu & Founder of @Gampact. empowering Gamification in #Egypt, & #MENARegion using impactful solutions	74.6
5.	(5)	Pete Jenkins Speaker & trainer on #gamification \| CEO @gamifiplus \| Honorary Ambassador @GamFed \| Founder @gamifyawards \| Chair @gamification_eu \| Lecturer @BrightonBSchool	72.2
6.	(4)	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.	68.3
7.	(10)	Lennart Nacke Director of @hcigamesgroup and Associate Professor. #UX and #Gamification Strategist. Games User Researcher. #GameDesign, #GamesUR, #GameUX	67.0
8.	(9)	Ercan Altug YILMAZ First Turkish Gamification Book Author, Lecturer and Gamification Expert. www.oyunlastirma.co	66.1
9.	(8)	Vasilis Gkogkidis Gamification designer, speaker and trainer working for GAMIFICATION+. Greek Ambassador of GamFed and organiser of the Thessaloniki Gamification Meetup	52.2
10.	(11)	An Coppens Chief game changer at Gamification Nation based in London and serving European clients.	50.7
11.	(12)	Gal Rimon Founder of GamEffective; the enterprise Gamification for sales and Service	48.4
12.	(24)	Ehab Abudayeh Head of Operations @edraak \|Specialized in #Gamification #Digital_Psychology, MiddleEast gamification guru-GamifiedMENA #استراتيجيات_الألعاب_التحفيزية	40.9
13.	(7)	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	40.7
14.	(14)	Gustavo Tondello Gamification Scientist and Consultant. Ph.D. Student, HCI Games Group. Logosophy Researcher.	39.0
15.	(16)	Jose Rodriguez Balda Emprendedor, gamificación por más de 10 años. Socio Ideasser S.C.	38.9
16.	(113)	Joris Beerda Gamification Expert; Octalysis Master	37.0
17.	(15)	Nicolas Babin A rare combination of technology, marketing and management. Co founder of GamFed	34.9
18.	(18)	George Cohta iglobe Inc. CEO Gamification & AR Evangelist, Startups Energizer, Digital Curator	30.6
19.	(27)	Alper Berber Gamification Designer \| Guitar Player \| Camper	29.6
20.	(19)	David Mullich Video game designer, producer, instructor.	29.6
21.	(22)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	27.7
22.	(13)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	27.1
23.	(41)	Zyad Chouadhi Entrepreneur/Intrapreneur "Couteau Suisse" \| Consultant en Gamification, Formation Immersive & Expérience Client (CX)	26.7
24.	(26)	Lauren S. Ferro Game/UX/Researcher \| Prof @SapienzaRoma @VIGAMUSAcademy using @UnrealEngine \| Organizer @UEMeetupRome \| Fascinated by the human mind and behaviour \| Views mine	25.8
25.	(39)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	24.8

26.	(84)	Hanan Gazit Founder @julootGG Gaming+ Gameful UX Design & Metaverse Expert, Startups & Enterprise Advisor, Mentor, Keynote Speaker. \| Tweets are my own.	24.1
27.	(72)	Albert Van Der Meer A European based creative gamification consultant and freelance film/story producer. Currently focused on gamification-writing and live-action educational simulations.	24.1
28.	(30)	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.	23.7
29.	(21)	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.	22.9
30.	(53)	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.	22.5
31.	(45)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	22.2
32.	(51)	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...	22.0
33.	(new)	Remy Bastien Entertainment media is my passion. #MobileMkt Entrepreneur #Gamification designer & trainer	21.9
34.	(34)	Mahmoud Fereydouni #MachineLearning & #SoftwareEngineer , #Gamer & #Gamification Guru	21.7
35.	(25)	Dade Ronan Author Speaker Web Developer IT Analyst #Gamification Consultant https://winatweb.com	21.5
36.	(29)	Steven Isaacs Education Program Manager @epicgames @fncreate @unrealengine \| past: Teacher #gamedesign \| #ISTE Outstanding Teacher \| author: #esportsplaybook \| @gsesportsorg	21.2
37.	(17)	Bernardo Letayf Gamification Expert, International Gamification Speaker, Creator of BLUErabbit	21.2
38.	(new)	Alireza Hosseini I do simplify your problems. Buisness designer and founder @marnostudio	20.9
39.	(42)	Steven Markham Gamification advocate, Paranormal Investigator, Mustelid Rights Campaigner. Indecisive and has far too many interests to be successful at anything.	20.8
40.	(37)	Dennis Kappen Gamification Consultant and Researcher, UX specialist; Interaction Experience Designer	19.7
41.	(31)	Sabrina Bruehwiler Gamification Designer and Consultant @OctalysisGroup \| International Keynote Speaker. I believe in the transformation of the World through Gameful and Behavioural Design!	19.5
42.	(61)	Wouter De Jong docent Engels (ESL) \| kritisch innoverend \| erudiet onderwijs \| eigenzinnig, eigenwijs & eigenaardig \| #Moodle \| Trivium 21c \| https://t.co/LOorbxb8D9	17.9
43.	(43)	Szymon Machajewski GVSU. Game On.	17.6
44.	(105)	Juliette Denny Founder and MD of @growthengineer, an award winning learning technologies company. #Gamification #LearningGames #SocialLearning #LoveLearning	17.2
45.	(75)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	16.9
46.	(38)	Alberto Mora Computer Engineer / Gamification Researcher & Designer / Human-Computer Interaction	16.5
47.	(78)	Joshua Wong #Gamification x #DesignThinking in People Development Linkedin: https://t.co/Y68ZhtUFqj	16.3
48.	(20)	Fabio Viola Gamification Designer/Developer, Public Speaker and Professor of Gamification & Engagement at University of Rome and Milan.	16.1
49.	(35)	Michael Meder Researcher at @DAI_Labor @TUBerlin, Head of @CCIRML (Competence Center #InformationRetrieval and #MachineLearning) #ai #nlp #chatbot #gamification	15.4
50.	(63)	Andoni Sanz Computer Scientist + STEM Teacher + EdTechnologist + Google Educator + Moodle expert + Gamifier	14.6

51.	(74)	Jestin VanScoyoc High School Science Teacher. Runner. Gamer	14.3
52.	(23)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	13.6
53.	(55)	Zdravko Botushanov #RPA \| #Automation \| #Gamification \| #Technical #Trainer and #Consultant \| #Presenter \| #Speaker \| #Gamifinno	13.4
54=	(40)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	12.4
54=	(36)	Place2Be P2B is a #cloud based software that handles gamification part of a #UX - We provide #Gamification as a Service to improve #userengagement through our #API	12.4
56.	(49)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	11.6
57.	(60)	Manuel Pimenta A gamification designer with a background in development, a scout leader, a musician and an aspiring speaker/writer/blogger.	11.0
58.	(47)	Emiliano Labrador Doctor en #UX y #Gamificación. Autor de El uso del color en los videojuegos @HeroesdePapelES y #ElTesoroDeSanBorondón @AyudarJugando @everis #Research	10.9
59.	(58)	Amy Jo Kim Game Designer	10.7
60.	(64)	Nicole Lazzaro I make games and technology fun.	9.8
61.	(75)	Gamifier Gamifier and speaker. Make our environment more FUN by gamification. Take fun seriously! Check https://t.co/y8VOWtDuDP for more info. #gamification	9.7
62.	(113)	JenniferAnns Group NGO preventing teen dating violence by producing serious games to help adolescents recognize and avoid dating abuse.	9.7
63.	(113)	Marcel Klimo Fintech Architect at @vacuumlabs	9.5
64.	(78)	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.	9.3
65=	(73)	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	9.2
65=	(113)	Victor Manrique www.epicwinblog.net	9.2
67.	(71)	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	9.1
68.	(32)	Flavio Escribano PhD. Head of [Gamification] Research Team at @gecon_es \|\| Founder of @arsgames. Quiz me, baby	9.0
69.	(57)	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	8.0
70.	(90)	Cesc Garriga Pons Gamification - Tech. Project Manager - eLearning 2.0	7.4
71.	(44)	Sergio Jiménez	7.0
72.	(78)	Ian Bogost Writer & game designer. Professor of media studies, computing, business, architecture @GeorgiaTech. Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic. Editor @ObjectsObjects.	6.9
73.	(46)	Madhusudan Rao Immersive visualisation using VR & AR, is my next focus area. Keep following me to know more! Opinions are my own.	6.2
74.	(33)	Amit Shah #Technology & Business executive helping global companies succeed. #cloud #transformation #formula1 #nba views are my own	6.1
75.	(67)	Darryn VDB Crafting Purposeful Play - and making the learning count	5.8

76.	(52)	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.	5.7
77.	(59)	Pau Yanez Founder & CEO of @GeomotionGames. Creating location-based mobile games - @citynostra. Innovation, Games, Serious Games and Gamification.	5.3
78.	(90)	Salvatore Mica Gamification designer, project manager for Creative industries and ICT companies	5.2
79.	(113)	Rodrigo Borgia Gamification, Spanish, Latin America, Customer, Consultant.	5.1
80.	(113)	Shashank Rai HR Professional, Learning and Development, Gamification , Sprinting	5.0
81.	(54)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	4.4
82.	(28)	John Adewole CEO IFB Gaming. Director of Learning at Hubert Ogunde School.	4.4
83.	(105)	Ruth S. Contreras Researcher/Designer/Lecturer ★GAMES★ UX-UI,Technology+Learning,Game Based Learning,Gamification, Serious games,Communication #H2020 projects, @WIGJ	3.6
84.	(48)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	3.5
85.	(113)	Nando Stoecklin Educational Futurist (my vision: http://goo.gl/1iOqf ), Cultural Anthropologist, Gamifier, Wikipedian	3.5
86=	(113)	Dennis Crowley I like to build things (@Foursquare	3.3
86=	(113)	Thomas Power Independent Director @9Spokes @bicraorg @pennypower @savortex DM @WhatsApp +447875695012 Email thomas@bip100.club #Bitcoin Join #BIP100Club	3.3
86=	(78)	JesseSchell I am a game designer.	3.3
89.	(94)	Lluis Bueno Gamificación de negocios online y offline	3.2
90.	(94)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	1.3
91=	(83)	Antonio Tbahs	1.1
91=	(113)	Marco Vallarino Journalist, writer, game designer: I work with Gamification, play with Interactive Fiction and viceversa	1.1
93.	(85)	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.	0.6
94=	(113)	Tiago Marinho Sizenando Entrepreneur and gamification designer at The Octalysis Group. Searching for the rules of the perfect game.	0.5
94=	(new)	Anders Tufvesson Digital and gamification strategist. Manage www.shortaboutgamification.com Youtube channel	0.5
96=	(113)	Jukka Koskenkanto CEO & Co-founder @ Cloudriven. Interests: Collaboration, CRM, Gamification, Management, Nature, Sailing and Sports.	0.4
96=	(113)	Benedikt Straube Working as IT Consultant, ESN Evangelist, active MOOCer, #Gamification Enthusiast Tweets are my own	0.4
96=	(113)	Steven Judge Founder of GameLayer: gamification platform from Finland	0.4
99=	(113)	Janaki Mythily Kumar Design leader \| Innovation culture catalyst \| Speaker \| Author \| Artist	0.3
99=	(62)	Dominique Mangiatordi Entrepreneur, Founder of ØPP - Gamification apps for businesses. Speaker, consultant, UX designer.	0.3