Leaderboard

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 It is no longer active.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.	(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.	91.9
2.	(4)	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.	89.2
3.	(2)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	88.5
4.	(1)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	88.5
5.	(51)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	81.2
6.	(64)	Roman Rackwitz Gamification Pioneer CEO Engaginglab www.romanrackwitz.de	79.3
7.	(13)	Carter Lusher Carter Lusher: @Zuora Analyst Relations (AR) #subscribed. Independent observer of IT industry, IT disruption & innovation. Also "analyst of the analysts"	75.3
8.	(25)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	74.3
9.	(10)	Rajat Paharia The opinions stated here are my own, not those of my company. Tweets delete.	71.6
10.	(7)	Caroline Japic CMO at Kenna Security, Technology Cheerleader, Cloud Expert, Cybersecurity Stylist, Wife, Mother of Three Turbo Soccer & Volleyball Girls, Christian.	71.3
11.	(6)	José Carlos Cortizo	68.7
12.	(9)	Gamifier Gamifier and speaker. Make our environment more FUN by gamification. Take fun seriously! Check https://t.co/y8VOWtDuDP for more info. #gamification	65.1
13.	(5)	Sergio Jiménez	64.5
14.	(28)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	64.4
15.	(27)	Scott Sinclair I enjoy entrepreneurship, technology, digital, gamification and psychology. Views are my own.	64.0
16.	(26)	Mike Martoccia Career Strategist w/ focus on Platforms. Fluent in IoT/Immersive/identity/blockchain. Technical evaluator and investor, momentum trader, Alt-* hater. #DYOR	60.8
17.	(18)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	54.4
18.	(17)	R Ray Wang @ConstellationR #CEO @DisrupTVShow 2X BestSelling Author @hcleadership @HarvardBiz Keynoter #Futurist Provocateur #EDM #DJ #Foodie #SVLife #TaiwaneseAm	51.8
19.	(11)	Victor Manrique www.epicwinblog.net	51.4
20.	(20)	Janaki Mythily Kumar Design leader \| Innovation culture catalyst \| Speaker \| Author \| Artist	50.9
21.	(19)	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.	47.8
22.	(8)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	47.7
23.	(33)	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	47.3
24.	(21)	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	47.1
25.	(31)	Robert Californian. Lived & worked in Asia from 2010-2021. Tweeting about gaming, consumer internet, sports tech, and entrepreneurship \| Founder: @Playbasis @BoltHype	47.1

26.	(16)	Kelly Kampen Entrepreneur, LifeHacker, Semi-Minimalist, Founder of @DojoThreads (https://t.co/SVXQH4J9fl)	47.0
27.	(12)	Ian Bogost Writer & game designer. Professor of media studies, computing, business, architecture @GeorgiaTech. Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic. Editor @ObjectsObjects.	44.8
28.	(15)	Barry Kirk Marketing consultant helping brands engage, retain and grow their valued customers \| Principal Consultant at Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute \| Tikiphile	44.5
29.	(32)	Kabir Ahmad Gamification geek	43.0
30.	(14)	Jesse Lahey Host of Engaging Leader and Game Changer podcasts	42.3
31.	(39)	Steven L. Johnson He/him. Views expressed are my own; RT ≠ endorsement Associate Professor, U. of Virginia	40.8
32.	(38)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	39.9
33.	(34)	Kris Duggan None but ourselves can free our minds. Read more at https://t.co/yNZRDTGvZU	39.1
34.	(29)	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	38.9
35.	(47)	Semin Ozmorali Believer of #digital marketing & #ecommerce, into #UX & design trends, & coffee lover.	38.3
36.	(41)	Achint Nigam Ph.D IIM Lucknow, Marketing Prof. - BITS Pilani, Biker, Cyclist, Marathon Runner, & Powerlifting.. !!	37.9
37.	(44)	Guy Stephens \| @guy1067 Social Customer Care Managing Consultant, IBM.	37.8
38.	(56)	Bob Marsh Could be a decent golfer but rather hang with the fam & grow a company.	37.4
39.	(36)	Dennis Crowley I like to build things (@Foursquare	37.2
40.	(37)	JP Rangaswami Passionate about things I care about. My family. My church. My friends. Books and music. Information. Its free passage and enrichment	36.4
41.	(40)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	36.4
42.	(45)	Buster Benson Hey, I'm @buster now.	36.1
43.	(23)	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	35.8
44.	(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...	35.4
45.	(24)	JesseSchell I am a game designer.	35.3
46.	(68)	Seth Priebatsch Chief Revenue Officer @Grubhub	34.5
47.	(48)	Thomas Power Independent Director @9Spokes @bicraorg @pennypower @savortex DM @WhatsApp +447875695012 Email thomas@bip100.club #Bitcoin Join #BIP100Club	33.4
48.	(30)	Jorge Simoes Research on e-learning, social networks, game-based learning and gamification.	32.8
49.	(55)	Tom Chatfield Tech philosopher, novelist, dad. Non-fiction, thrillers, critical thinking. Lists. Latest book: #HowToThink https://t.co/HU6JklHyXQ	32.2
50.	(53)	Trapper Markelz COO @BuiltOnBeamable. Startup leader. Poet. Musician. Cyclist. Sci-fi fan. Husband. Father of four. he/him	31.7

51.	(22)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	31.4
52.	(54)	Humberto Cervera Co-Creador de #FiTech: Robolution / Escritor / Productor / Game Designer / EP de #ReyMysterio / https://t.co/Dy9PBNLgkH / https://t.co/cYMxI5NNmn /	30.6
53.	(58)	Madhusudan Rao Immersive visualisation using VR & AR, is my next focus area. Keep following me to know more! Opinions are my own.	30.3
54.	(57)	Steve Peters Immersive Experience Designer, King of Shenanigans. These tweets auto-delete after 30 days. #ephemera #nomakeup #blessed	30.0
55.	(49)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	28.7
56.	(132)	Amit Shah #Technology & Business executive helping global companies succeed. #cloud #transformation #formula1 #nba views are my own	28.2
57.	(75)	Katie Piatt Technology, Learning & Games \| eLearning at the University of Brighton \| Co-Chair Playful Learning Association \| LGBT+ Ally	27.9
58.	(59)	Nicholas Lovell Author of The Curve, founder of GAMESbrief, consultant on new business models. Latest book: The F2P Toolbox	27.8
59.	(67)	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 :-)	27.8
60.	(83)	Keith Smith	27.6
61.	(46)	Jon Radoff Adventurer & entrepreneur. I fight for the game-maker. CEO https://t.co/rMJUnF2Fb3 #metaverse #games #gamedev #nft #f2p	27.3
62.	(70)	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.	26.7
63.	(63)	Mario Götz Leiter Digital & Marketing bei @cubetech_ch - Bastler bei @rumblebox_cbg - Bündner - Media Engineer - Privater Kanal	26.2
64.	(82)	Priscilla Haring Mediapsycholoog MSc	26.1
65.	(73)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	26.0
66.	(66)	ThomasBCN Independent mind working on mobile growth. https://t.co/1E2rrQMVq9	25.9
67.	(132)	Luca Massaro Founder and CEO of @WePlayCo Multi-Award-Winning, Performance Marketing Agency for the Sports Sector.	25.1
68.	(43)	Thijs De Vries Experience designer, gamification expert, public speaker. Top 10 Gamification Guru, Speaker at TEDx.	24.9
69.	(94)	Kes Sampanthar Managing Director at KPMG Innovation Labs. Tweets: Brains, Games, Science, Media, Innovation NOTE: Opinions expressed here are solely my own.	24.9
70.	(52)	Zac Fitz-Walter Old twitter username, find me at @zacfitzwalter for all my latest nerdy updates.	24.6
71.	(69)	Tommy Lee Die hard #ravens fan, Biz Dev for @kingcountyIT, sports nut, and backyard #bbq guy	24.5
72.	(62)	Nicolas Babin A rare combination of technology, marketing and management. Co founder of GamFed	24.5
73.	(97)	Helen Routledge Serious Games Designer, Author, Blogger and Psychologist, Gamification	24.1
74.	(71)	Michael Fergusson Michael is a business poet. He composes his businesses in Vancouver BC.	23.7
75.	(61)	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..	23.1

76.	(86)	Nitesh Ambuj Digital Transformation Evengalist \| Product Strategist \| Entrepreneur \| Social Activist \| Political Observer \| Author \| Conversationalist - Speaker	22.9
77.	(60)	Scott Golas Founder of http://t.co/uT3BK53RDZ, advocacy management evangelist, angel investor, avid biker ...and owner of 2 Airstreams and 2 Grand Wagoneers	22.6
78.	(80)	Rutgerteunissen I'm Rutger, the founder of @24sessions. The #saas solution for online advice. Tweets about #startups #business #marketing and #cycling	22.0
79.	(87)	Jeff Malek CEO at Code Fellows, and musician.	21.5
80.	(76)	Judd Antin Director of Design & Research at Airbnb. HCI, social computing, social psychology. TR35 winner. BBQ. Beer. Repeat.	20.1
81.	(65)	Klaus Klaus Just ballin' around	19.5
82.	(74)	Amy Jo Kim Game Designer	19.1
83.	(92)	Ashok Pundit #simple boy with great dreams. Trying to make education and healthcare more affordable and accessible. #Love #Peace #logic #AI #HealthTech #EduTech #vodka	18.7
84.	(84)	Nacho Harriague Geek, entrepreneur, musician(ish) & decent yachtsman.	18.4
85.	(88)	Sergey	18.2
86.	(79)	Elle Waters Find me on LinkedIn: https://t.co/1M0HbzjHH7	17.9
87.	(90)	Kam Star I love creating products users love	17.1
88.	(85)	Jerryfilipiak	16.8
89.	(91)	Nathan Lands Previously built and sold Binded and Gamify. Created QuickCoin. Ex-pro gamer. Acted in Taiwan. Proud American.	16.2
90.	(77)	Carrie Peters Native New Mexican in #Seattle	15.9
91.	(78)	Ryan Elkins Founder and CEO of IActionable - Performance Management through Gamification	15.7
92.	(93)	Aurelien Leftick Sales rare teas and adventure at http://t.co/1Bw0hCImw7. Love helping SaaS companies convert and engage users. eCommerce know-it-all.	15.4
93.	(112)	Andy Fanning Vice President - Catalytic @wearecatalytic	15.2
94.	(50)	Isidro Rodrigo Serious Gamer + HRer + Lifelong Learner + Shiny Happy People Searcher + Other Undiscovered Things = That's me!	15.1
95.	(96)	Fredrik Torstensson Beer and freedom	14.3
96.	(100)	Wes Wu HR Technology & Service Delivery consultant and blogger	13.7
97.	(99)	Willempje Love movements. Love to make you move. #community #social #sports \| inspired by tech ----- mail@willempje.com	13.2
98.	(81)	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	12.4
99.	(101)	Josh Kramer	11.8
100.	(102)	VincentBoon Founder at Standing On Giants & Giants Technology	11.5