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 It is no longer active.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.	(2)	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.	95.6
2.	(1)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	85.2
3.	(4)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	83.0
4.	(28)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	82.0
5.	(5)	Sergio Jiménez	81.6
6.	(3)	Victor Manrique www.epicwinblog.net	81.2
7.	(9)	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.	76.6
8.	(17)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	75.0
9.	(6)	Roman Rackwitz Gamification Pioneer CEO Engaginglab www.romanrackwitz.de	73.5
10.	(12)	David Mullich Video game designer, producer, instructor.	72.1
11.	(13)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	71.1
12.	(7)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	70.1
13.	(10)	Flavio Escribano PhD. Head of [Gamification] Research Team at @gecon_es \|\| Founder of @arsgames. Quiz me, baby	68.6
14.	(8)	José Carlos Cortizo	67.8
15.	(24)	Kelly Kampen Entrepreneur, LifeHacker, Semi-Minimalist, Founder of @DojoThreads (https://t.co/SVXQH4J9fl)	64.2
16.	(18)	Gamifier Gamifier and speaker. Make our environment more FUN by gamification. Take fun seriously! Check https://t.co/y8VOWtDuDP for more info. #gamification	61.2
17.	(11)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	58.7
18.	(79)	IvanKuo_ Digital Strategist at @BoozAllen \| Gamfication, UX, Design Thinking \| Sneakers, Tech, Fashion, & good vibezs	58.7
19.	(15)	R Ray Wang @ConstellationR #CEO @DisrupTVShow 2X BestSelling Author @hcleadership @HarvardBiz Keynoter #Futurist Provocateur #EDM #DJ #Foodie #SVLife #TaiwaneseAm	55.2
20.	(16)	Daniel Meusburger Gamification and Tech Groupie	52.6
21.	(30)	JesseSchell I am a game designer.	52.4
22.	(32)	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	52.3
23.	(25)	Ian Bogost Writer & game designer. Professor of media studies, computing, business, architecture @GeorgiaTech. Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic. Editor @ObjectsObjects.	51.8
24.	(35)	Thomas Power Independent Director @9Spokes @bicraorg @pennypower @savortex DM @WhatsApp +447875695012 Email thomas@bip100.club #Bitcoin Join #BIP100Club	49.9
25.	(40)	GeCon	49.4

26.	(14)	Kabir Ahmad Gamification geek	48.4
27.	(58)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	48.1
28.	(22)	Mike Martoccia Career Strategist w/ focus on Platforms. Fluent in IoT/Immersive/identity/blockchain. Technical evaluator and investor, momentum trader, Alt-* hater. #DYOR	47.6
29.	(63)	Markus Rach #TikTok creator (460K) \| #bestselling #author \| #marketing lecturer \| #entrepreneur \| #digitalmarketing & #socialmedia for #B2B is my thing	47.4
30.	(37)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	47.1
31.	(39)	Guy Stephens \| @guy1067 Social Customer Care Managing Consultant, IBM.	46.8
32.	(89)	Javier Molina Romero Especialista en tecnología para la Gamification y un apasionado de la teoría de la diversión. Co-fundador de gamygame.com, la primera plataforma de habla hispana de gamificación. Javier tiene g...	46.7
33.	(20)	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	45.6
34.	(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	45.6
35.	(76)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	45.4
36.	(38)	Carter Lusher Carter Lusher: @Zuora Analyst Relations (AR) #subscribed. Independent observer of IT industry, IT disruption & innovation. Also "analyst of the analysts"	45.0
37.	(54)	JP Rangaswami Passionate about things I care about. My family. My church. My friends. Books and music. Information. Its free passage and enrichment	45.0
38.	(36)	Isidro Rodrigo Serious Gamer + HRer + Lifelong Learner + Shiny Happy People Searcher + Other Undiscovered Things = That's me!	44.2
39.	(27)	Robert Californian. Lived & worked in Asia from 2010-2021. Tweeting about gaming, consumer internet, sports tech, and entrepreneurship \| Founder: @Playbasis @BoltHype	43.5
40.	(21)	Víctor VictorMadueno Business & Digital Consultant at @emakina \| Helping Brands Bridge Their Digital Gaps \| Angel Investor @GetCarbonMobile	43.2
41.	(52)	Dennis Crowley I like to build things (@Foursquare	42.7
42.	(41)	Zac Fitz-Walter Old twitter username, find me at @zacfitzwalter for all my latest nerdy updates.	42.2
43.	(57)	Steven L. Johnson He/him. Views expressed are my own; RT ≠ endorsement Associate Professor, U. of Virginia	41.3
44.	(62)	Janaki Mythily Kumar Design leader \| Innovation culture catalyst \| Speaker \| Author \| Artist	40.2
45.	(49)	Katie Piatt Technology, Learning & Games \| eLearning at the University of Brighton \| Co-Chair Playful Learning Association \| LGBT+ Ally	40.1
46.	(51)	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	39.8
47.	(59)	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	39.6
48.	(43)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	39.5
49.	(64)	Jesse Lahey Host of Engaging Leader and Game Changer podcasts	39.0
50.	(87)	Keith Smith	38.9

51.	(73)	Bob Marsh Could be a decent golfer but rather hang with the fam & grow a company.	38.4
52.	(46)	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 :-)	38.2
53.	(55)	Tom Chatfield Tech philosopher, novelist, dad. Non-fiction, thrillers, critical thinking. Lists. Latest book: #HowToThink https://t.co/HU6JklHyXQ	37.7
54.	(45)	Trapper Markelz COO @BuiltOnBeamable. Startup leader. Poet. Musician. Cyclist. Sci-fi fan. Husband. Father of four. he/him	37.4
55.	(67)	André Cavero Family 1st, after that #Innovation #Transformation #Gamification & #MusicLover. #Digital #Marketing at @Yanbal	37.4
56.	(47)	Willempje Love movements. Love to make you move. #community #social #sports \| inspired by tech ----- mail@willempje.com	37.2
57.	(56)	Jose Angel Cano Founder at @specesvoladores and @wonnova. ex-@IVIclinics,@bmw. Digital entrepreneur&marketeer. Father of 2 lovely girls and husband. Biker, traveller.	37.2
58.	(88)	Jon Radoff Adventurer & entrepreneur. I fight for the game-maker. CEO https://t.co/rMJUnF2Fb3 #metaverse #games #gamedev #nft #f2p	36.9
59.	(23)	Barry Kirk Marketing consultant helping brands engage, retain and grow their valued customers \| Principal Consultant at Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute \| Tikiphile	36.7
60.	(72)	Mario Götz Leiter Digital & Marketing bei @cubetech_ch - Bastler bei @rumblebox_cbg - Bündner - Media Engineer - Privater Kanal	36.4
61.	(50)	Michael Fergusson Michael is a business poet. He composes his businesses in Vancouver BC.	36.1
62.	(112)	Madhusudan Rao Immersive visualisation using VR & AR, is my next focus area. Keep following me to know more! Opinions are my own.	36.0
63.	(31)	Mdohlen Startup guy & Innovation Consultant \| product brands & ecommerce \| innovation, service design, corporate innovation, business model generation	35.6
64.	(77)	Kris Duggan None but ourselves can free our minds. Read more at https://t.co/yNZRDTGvZU	35.6
65.	(65)	Thijs De Vries Experience designer, gamification expert, public speaker. Top 10 Gamification Guru, Speaker at TEDx.	35.5
66.	(81)	Steve Peters Immersive Experience Designer, King of Shenanigans. These tweets auto-delete after 30 days. #ephemera #nomakeup #blessed	35.2
67.	(66)	Tommy Lee Die hard #ravens fan, Biz Dev for @kingcountyIT, sports nut, and backyard #bbq guy	35.2
68.	(68)	Nicholas Lovell Author of The Curve, founder of GAMESbrief, consultant on new business models. Latest book: The F2P Toolbox	35.0
69.	(74)	Scott Sinclair I enjoy entrepreneurship, technology, digital, gamification and psychology. Views are my own.	34.9
70.	(80)	Achint Nigam Ph.D IIM Lucknow, Marketing Prof. - BITS Pilani, Biker, Cyclist, Marathon Runner, & Powerlifting.. !!	34.3
71.	(85)	Nicolas Babin A rare combination of technology, marketing and management. Co founder of GamFed	34.3
72.	(48)	Luca Massaro Founder and CEO of @WePlayCo Multi-Award-Winning, Performance Marketing Agency for the Sports Sector.	34.2
73.	(107)	Fredrik Torstensson Beer and freedom	34.0
74.	(69)	Kes Sampanthar Managing Director at KPMG Innovation Labs. Tweets: Brains, Games, Science, Media, Innovation NOTE: Opinions expressed here are solely my own.	33.6
75.	(61)	Nacho Harriague Geek, entrepreneur, musician(ish) & decent yachtsman.	33.1

76.	(29)	Adam Holtby Principal analyst with Omdia focusing on all things future of work and mobility. Thoughts and opinions are my own.	32.3
77.	(137)	Nacho Barrau	32.3
78.	(42)	Scott Golas Founder of http://t.co/uT3BK53RDZ, advocacy management evangelist, angel investor, avid biker ...and owner of 2 Airstreams and 2 Grand Wagoneers	32.0
79.	(26)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	32.0
80.	(91)	ThomasBCN Independent mind working on mobile growth. https://t.co/1E2rrQMVq9	32.0
81.	(104)	Helen Routledge Serious Games Designer, Author, Blogger and Psychologist, Gamification	32.0
82.	(44)	Semin Ozmorali Believer of #digital marketing & #ecommerce, into #UX & design trends, & coffee lover.	31.3
83.	(60)	Seth Priebatsch Chief Revenue Officer @Grubhub	31.2
84.	(105)	Yaniv Corem Founder & CEO, Playful Meme :: Gamification Design & Consultancy	31.2
85.	(90)	Michelle Katics BankersLab Bringing gamified learning to the banking industry.	31.0
86.	(83)	Nitesh Ambuj Digital Transformation Evengalist \| Product Strategist \| Entrepreneur \| Social Activist \| Political Observer \| Author \| Conversationalist - Speaker	30.8
87.	(99)	Elle Waters Find me on LinkedIn: https://t.co/1M0HbzjHH7	30.6
88.	(93)	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..	30.6
89.	(71)	Caroline Japic CMO at Kenna Security, Technology Cheerleader, Cloud Expert, Cybersecurity Stylist, Wife, Mother of Three Turbo Soccer & Volleyball Girls, Christian.	30.6
90.	(70)	Jorge Simoes Research on e-learning, social networks, game-based learning and gamification.	30.5
91.	(116)	Hanan Gazit Founder @julootGG Gaming+ Gameful UX Design & Metaverse Expert, Startups & Enterprise Advisor, Mentor, Keynote Speaker. \| Tweets are my own.	30.5
92.	(86)	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.	30.5
93.	(121)	Sergey	28.5
94.	(128)	Jeff Malek CEO at Code Fellows, and musician.	27.2
95.	(97)	Kam Star I love creating products users love	27.0
96.	(34)	Bruno Forgiarini Doutorando em Linguística Aplicada - Universidade Católica de Pelotas. Gamification Researcher - Brazil.	27.0
97.	(78)	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...	26.9
98.	(155)	SocialMediaSoul My passion is to help others by finding simple solutions to complex problems.	26.6
99.	(92)	Amit Shah #Technology & Business executive helping global companies succeed. #cloud #transformation #formula1 #nba views are my own	26.1
100.	(53)	Antonio Segovia Gamifier & Designer at Bitoon Games	26.0