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 It is no longer active.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=	(85)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	96.2
1=	(4)	Ercan Altug YILMAZ First Turkish Gamification Book Author, Lecturer and Gamification Expert. www.oyunlastirma.co	96.2
1=	(5)	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.	96.2
1=	(10)	George Cohta iglobe Inc. CEO Gamification & AR Evangelist, Startups Energizer, Digital Curator	96.2
5.	(25)	Thomas Power Independent Director @9Spokes @bicraorg @pennypower @savortex DM @WhatsApp +447875695012 Email thomas@bip100.club #Bitcoin Join #BIP100Club	3.8
6.	(31)	Dennis Crowley I like to build things (@Foursquare	3.7
7.	(37)	Steven L. Johnson He/him. Views expressed are my own; RT ≠ endorsement Associate Professor, U. of Virginia	3.5
8.	(52)	Amy Jo Kim Game Designer	3.3
9.	(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 :-)	3.2
10.	(126)	Toby Barnes TECHNO. Experience Design Leader. Views are my own etc. Full Bio: https://t.co/4DwWQVWO8u. Last seen @ Whole Foods Market!	3.1
11=	(174)	Laurence Buchanan Partner at #EY and CEO of EY Seren. Focused on customer-centric business and digital disruption. Blog, speak, consult around #digital and #custex	2.8
11=	(207)	Thijs De Vries Experience designer, gamification expert, public speaker. Top 10 Gamification Guru, Speaker at TEDx.	2.8
13.	(126)	Aliya Zaidi Geek, feminist, foodie. Brightonian/Londonista. Freelance research/content specialist. Passionate about words, digital, tech, and marketing.	2.6
14.	(173)	Jon Radoff Adventurer & entrepreneur. I fight for the game-maker. CEO https://t.co/rMJUnF2Fb3 #metaverse #games #gamedev #nft #f2p	2.3
15.	(276)	Willempje Love movements. Love to make you move. #community #social #sports \| inspired by tech ----- mail@willempje.com	2.1
16.	(245)	Brian Burke Skier, Mountain Biker, Gamification & Enterprise Architecture expert at @Gartner_inc	1.7
17.	(244)	Jeroen Van Mastrigt The only way to predict the future is to prevent it... Partner WeLoveYourWork Future Agency, Director @NowhereArtSpace.	1.7
18.	(343)	Aurelien Leftick Sales rare teas and adventure at http://t.co/1Bw0hCImw7. Love helping SaaS companies convert and engage users. eCommerce know-it-all.	1.6
19.	(278)	Judd Antin Director of Design & Research at Airbnb. HCI, social computing, social psychology. TR35 winner. BBQ. Beer. Repeat.	1.5
20=	(335)	Israel Nacaxe Entrepreneur / Co-founder GPNX - Propzmedia / All about Gamification and User Engagement	1.3
20=	(331)	Ryan Elkins Founder and CEO of IActionable - Performance Management through Gamification	1.3
22.	(311)	Melinda Jacobs Lover of fresh coconut cake & non-fiction. Writer & Entertainment Reporter and most important Mom to Maddy and Cole.	1.2
23.	(301)	Rick And Nick Gibson Specialists in the business of games for 23+ yrs, GIC has advised 110+ global games, media & finance companies on how to maximise commercial returns from games.	0.9
24.	(359)	Josh Kramer	0.5
25.	(344)	Vyty FREE gamification & playfication platform. Create games and reward everybody instead of using boring paid ads. Cool, uh?	0.4

26.	(362)	Tal Horowitz	0.2
27=	(389)	Byron Reeves Professor, media psychology.	0.0
27=	(389)	Tony Beresford	0.0
27=	(289)	Jorge Simoes Research on e-learning, social networks, game-based learning and gamification.	0.0
27=	(224)	Paulina Bozek Founder: INENSU, once upon a time SingStar. Making Apps. Platforms. Social Stuff. Justin Bieber followed me on 21_04_10.	0.0
27=	(113)	Bob Marsh Could be a decent golfer but rather hang with the fam & grow a company.	0.0
27=	(282)	Kes Sampanthar Managing Director at KPMG Innovation Labs. Tweets: Brains, Games, Science, Media, Innovation NOTE: Opinions expressed here are solely my own.	0.0
27=	(219)	Kam Star I love creating products users love	0.0
27=	(369)	Norbert Szigeti Expert in online experiences, gamification and budding technical developer.	0.0
27=	(389)	Anthony Williams	0.0
27=	(62)	Tom Chatfield Tech philosopher, novelist, dad. Non-fiction, thrillers, critical thinking. Lists. Latest book: #HowToThink https://t.co/HU6JklHyXQ	0.0
27=	(215)	Jeff Malek CEO at Code Fellows, and musician.	0.0
27=	(134)	Hanan Gazit Founder @julootGG Gaming+ Gameful UX Design & Metaverse Expert, Startups & Enterprise Advisor, Mentor, Keynote Speaker. \| Tweets are my own.	0.0
27=	(105)	Guy Stephens \| @guy1067 Social Customer Care Managing Consultant, IBM.	0.0
27=	(86)	Nathan Lands Previously built and sold Binded and Gamify. Created QuickCoin. Ex-pro gamer. Acted in Taiwan. Proud American.	0.0
27=	(42)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	0.0
27=	(89)	Kris Duggan None but ourselves can free our minds. Read more at https://t.co/yNZRDTGvZU	0.0
27=	(170)	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	0.0
27=	(140)	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.	0.0
27=	(93)	Barry Kirk Marketing consultant helping brands engage, retain and grow their valued customers \| Principal Consultant at Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute \| Tikiphile	0.0
27=	(110)	Nicholas Lovell Author of The Curve, founder of GAMESbrief, consultant on new business models. Latest book: The F2P Toolbox	0.0
27=	(84)	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	0.0
27=	(155)	Carrie Peters Native New Mexican in #Seattle	0.0
27=	(227)	Trapper Markelz COO @BuiltOnBeamable. Startup leader. Poet. Musician. Cyclist. Sci-fi fan. Husband. Father of four. he/him	0.0
27=	(237)	Tommy Lee Die hard #ravens fan, Biz Dev for @kingcountyIT, sports nut, and backyard #bbq guy	0.0

27=	(352)	Buster Benson Hey, I'm @buster now.	0.0
27=	(131)	Mike Martoccia Career Strategist w/ focus on Platforms. Fluent in IoT/Immersive/identity/blockchain. Technical evaluator and investor, momentum trader, Alt-* hater. #DYOR	0.0
27=	(75)	Sergio Jiménez	0.0
27=	(91)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	0.0
27=	(76)	JesseSchell I am a game designer.	0.0
27=	(109)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	0.0
27=	(44)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	0.0
27=	(184)	Seth Priebatsch Chief Revenue Officer @Grubhub	0.0
27=	(389)	Keith Smith	0.0
27=	(208)	Kelly Kampen Entrepreneur, LifeHacker, Semi-Minimalist, Founder of @DojoThreads (https://t.co/SVXQH4J9fl)	0.0
27=	(135)	Robert Californian. Lived & worked in Asia from 2010-2021. Tweeting about gaming, consumer internet, sports tech, and entrepreneurship \| Founder: @Playbasis @BoltHype	0.0
27=	(53)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	0.0
27=	(62)	JP Rangaswami Passionate about things I care about. My family. My church. My friends. Books and music. Information. Its free passage and enrichment	0.0
27=	(33)	Ian Bogost Writer & game designer. Professor of media studies, computing, business, architecture @GeorgiaTech. Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic. Editor @ObjectsObjects.	0.0
27=	(27)	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	0.0
27=	(22)	R Ray Wang @ConstellationR #CEO @DisrupTVShow 2X BestSelling Author @hcleadership @HarvardBiz Keynoter #Futurist Provocateur #EDM #DJ #Foodie #SVLife #TaiwaneseAm	0.0
27=	(43)	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.	0.0
27=	(233)	VincentBoon Founder at Standing On Giants & Giants Technology	0.0
27=	(158)	Michael Fergusson Michael is a business poet. He composes his businesses in Vancouver BC.	0.0
27=	(266)	Endafk Manager of Kerfoots Caravan Park and Henllys Farm Touring Park in beautiful North Wales	0.0
27=	(193)	Semin Ozmorali Believer of #digital marketing & #ecommerce, into #UX & design trends, & coffee lover.	0.0
27=	(74)	Scott Sinclair I enjoy entrepreneurship, technology, digital, gamification and psychology. Views are my own.	0.0
27=	(90)	Kevin Shane Fun ideas, #purpose #socialimpact exploration, family & friends, community, #marketplacelending #fintech #realestate ⛷kitesurfing and maps. @sharestates	0.0
27=	(389)	Yaniv Corem Founder & CEO, Playful Meme :: Gamification Design & Consultancy	0.0
27=	(389)	Felipe Carvalho Venture builder • Positive Brands	0.0

27=	(30)	Steven Isaacs Education Program Manager @epicgames @fncreate @unrealengine \| past: Teacher #gamedesign \| #ISTE Outstanding Teacher \| author: #esportsplaybook \| @gsesportsorg	0.0
27=	(80)	Keith Ng office uncle, co-founding team @gametize. #gamification advocate who wants to turn world into a giant playground. loves cheap food, retro games, and old stuff.	0.0
27=	(389)	Zac Fitz-Walter Old twitter username, find me at @zacfitzwalter for all my latest nerdy updates.	0.0
27=	(64)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	0.0
27=	(130)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	0.0
27=	(150)	Helen Routledge Serious Games Designer, Author, Blogger and Psychologist, Gamification	0.0
27=	(12)	Lara Oliveti CEO - Founder Melazeta @iMelazeta #PMIinnovativa #appliedgame and #gamification for Brand #SocialImpactgame #Marketing #EdTech #AR #VR #Top20GamificationExpert	0.0
27=	(162)	Jordi Almirall UX professor at UOC University. Front End. Design Sprint facilitator	0.0
27=	(66)	Isidro Rodrigo Serious Gamer + HRer + Lifelong Learner + Shiny Happy People Searcher + Other Undiscovered Things = That's me!	0.0
27=	(69)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	0.0
27=	(100)	Amit Shah #Technology & Business executive helping global companies succeed. #cloud #transformation #formula1 #nba views are my own	0.0
27=	(240)	Dr. Justin Marquis Juggler of human brains, e-learning and video games! Game-based learning authority and curriculum design mastermind!	0.0
27=	(249)	Abn2003 #digital #transformation & #strategy architect @Microsoft	0.0
27=	(137)	Caroline Japic CMO at Kenna Security, Technology Cheerleader, Cloud Expert, Cybersecurity Stylist, Wife, Mother of Three Turbo Soccer & Volleyball Girls, Christian.	0.0
27=	(105)	Priscilla Haring Mediapsycholoog MSc	0.0
27=	(320)	Andy Fanning Vice President - Catalytic @wearecatalytic	0.0
27=	(51)	ThomasBCN Independent mind working on mobile growth. https://t.co/1E2rrQMVq9	0.0
27=	(211)	Matt Davis I like building things.	0.0
27=	(70)	Nicole Lazzaro I make games and technology fun.	0.0
27=	(197)	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	0.0
27=	(389)	Nacho Harriague Geek, entrepreneur, musician(ish) & decent yachtsman.	0.0
27=	(306)	Scott Golas Founder of http://t.co/uT3BK53RDZ, advocacy management evangelist, angel investor, avid biker ...and owner of 2 Airstreams and 2 Grand Wagoneers	0.0
27=	(170)	Pau Yanez Founder & CEO of @GeomotionGames. Creating location-based mobile games - @citynostra. Innovation, Games, Serious Games and Gamification.	0.0
27=	(365)	Martin De Haan Test engineer, gamification expert and psychology enthusiast.	0.0
27=	(241)	Rutgerteunissen I'm Rutger, the founder of @24sessions. The #saas solution for online advice. Tweets about #startups #business #marketing and #cycling	0.0