In 2019, Mauborgne, along with her colleague W. Chan Kim, was named the #1 Most Influential Business Thinker in the World by Thinkers50. She is the first woman ever to occupy the #1 position on the Thinkers50 list of global thought leaders. She is co-author of the New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller, BLUE OCEAN SHIFT and the international bestseller BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY, which has sold over 4 million copies, is published in a record-breaking 46 languages and is recognized as one of the most iconic and impactful strategy books ever written.