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Tyto Tech 500: Netherland’s Top 50 Technology Influencers

The Tech 500 is Tyto’s proprietary data-driven ranking of the most influential people in B2B technology in the Netherlands and across Europe, based on in-depth analysis across earned media, social media and broader digital visibility.

Key Findings for 2026

The Netherlands accounts for 17.2% of the 2026 Tyto Tech 500, up from 13% last year, showing a growing Dutch presence in Europe’s technology influence landscape.

  • 36% of the Netherlands’ 2026 Top 100 retained their place from last year, while 64% are new to the Top 100.
  • Cybersecurity, Risk & Digital Trust has a particularly strong presence in the Netherlands, accounting for 13.1% of Dutch influencers – the highest share across the four European markets.
  • Entrepreneurs account for 27.3% of Dutch influencers – the highest share across the four European markets – while journalists remain the largest group at 42%.
Netherlands
The Netherlands' Top 50
1
Marcel van Oost
Creator
Connecting the dots in FinTech

2
Alexander Klöpping
Journalist
POMperium

3
Gergely Orosz
Creator
The Pragmatic Engineer

4
Daniël Verlaan
Journalist
RTL Nieuws

5
Werner Vogels
Business Leader
Amazon

6
Laurens Vreekamp
Journalist
Freelance

7
Huib Modderkolk
Journalist
De Volkskrant

8
Randal Peelen
Journalist
Met Nerds om Tafel/Bye Bye Big Tech

9
Fabrizio Del Maffeo
Entrepreneur
Axelera AI

10
Laurens Verhagen
Journalist
De Volkskrant

11
Kim van Sparrentak
Government
European Parliament

12
Sebastiaan Brommersma
Journalist
Follow the Money and Sholes

13
Wouter Durville
Entrepreneur
TestGorilla

14
Andrey Khusid
Entrepreneur
Miro

15
Robert Vis
Entrepreneur
Bird

16
Sjoerd Hartholt
Journalist
Sijthoff Media

17
Job van der Voort
Entrepreneur
Remote

18
Max Welling
Academic
University of Amsterdam and CuspAI

19
Eveline Meijer
Journalist
Freelance

20
Ilyaz Nasrullah
Journalist
Trouw

21
Steef-Jan Wiggers
Journalist
InfoQ, Cooperatie VGZ, Microsoft

22
Koen Bok
Entrepreneur
Framer

23
Ben van der Burg
Journalist
BNR Nieuwsradio

24
Sandra Olsthoorn
Journalist 
Het Financieele Dagblad

25
Christophe Fouquet
Business Leader
ASML

26
Sander Almekinders
Journalist 
Techzine/Dolphin Publications

27
Stijn Christiaens
Entrepreneur
Collibra

28
Wilke Wittebrood
Journalist
MT/Sprout

29
Pieter van der Does
Business Leader
Adyen

30
Ali Niknam
Entrepreneur
Bunq

31
Erwin Blom
Creator
FMT

32
Aaron Mirck
Journalist
Aaron Mirck

33
Rens Blom
Journalist
Freelance

34
Constantijn Van Oranje-Nassau
Trade or Business Association Leader
TechLeap

35
Willemijn Aerdts
Government
Government of the Netherlands

36
Sander Bijleveld
Journalist
Met Nerds om Tafel/Cegeka

37
Eugene Danilkis
Entrepreneur
Mambu

38
Hans Langenhuizen
Business Leader
in3

39
Adriaan Mol
Entrepreneur
Mollie

40
Douwe Kiela
Entrepreneur
Contextual AI

41
Stu Sjouwerman
Entrepreneur
KnowBe4

42
Daniël Mol
Journalist
BNR Nieuwsradio

43
Pim van der Beek
Journalist
Jaarbeurs IT media/Computable

44
Jasper Bakker
Journalist
Tweakers

45
Joost Farwerck
Business Leader
KPN

46
Sander Hulsman
Journalist
Freelance

47
Payal Arora
Academic
Utrecht University

48
Maria Genova
Creator
Freelance

49
Coen van Eenbergen
Journalist
Dolphin Publications and Techzine

50
Jasper Houtman
Journalist
Het Financieele Dagblad

Actionable insights to drive impactful PR strategies

The Tyto Tech 500 is the only data-driven ranking of B2B influencers shaping Europe’s technology conversation, based on in-depth analysis across multiple data points.

Launched in 2017, it recognises those who demonstrate high levels of influence across the media, social media and digital channels, regardless of their origin or location.

More than a ranking, the Tyto Tech 500 is a practical resource for communications leaders, revealing who is shaping the conversations that matter to their organisations across Europe.