Highest IQ 276 Ever Recorded in the World 2024

YoungHoon Kim (김영훈) from South Korea has the highest IQ 276 (SD24) score ever recorded in the world.

YoungHoon Kim is the official highest IQ record holder certified by Korea Record Institute(IQ 264, SD24), World Genius Directory(IQ 264, SD24), and Global Genius Registry(IQ 276, SD24). With perfect scores on various experimental high range intelligence tests, he is Lifetime Member of the Mega Society listed in Guinness Book of World Records (also having full memberships from Mensa to GIGA Society as 1st ranked member).

In the mind sports field, he is the world's first intelligence specialist advisor at the World Mind Sports Council, World Memory Championships, World Speed-Reading Championship, and World Mind Mapping Championship; He was the first South Korean arbiter at the World Memory Championships and Asia Pacific Memory Championships.

Currently, he serves as the president & executive director at the United Sigma Intelligence Association (USIA) and United Intelligence Research Institute of USIA in partnership with Artificial Emotional Intelligence Research Center of Yonsei University.

He studied degrees in psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, sociology, philosophy, and theology (Non-denominational) at King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, University of London, Korea University, and Yonsei University. Currently, as a research partnership advisor, he is collaborating with the research lab and center at the University of Cambridge and Yale University.

His detailed profile can be found here.

Global Genius Registry(GGR) is an international listing of living geniuses. All IQ scores listed are at, or above, 4 Sigma (160 IQ sd 15). Scores are obtained from a First or Second submission score on an untimed high range IQ test.

GENIUS IQ LISTINGS

210 YoungHoon Kim, South Korea, VNPT-II

195 Tianxi Yu, China, D. Numbers

193 Kirk Raymond Butt, Canada, KIT 1

191 Evangelos Katsioulis, Greece, QMC 3

190 Tom Chittenden, USA, Extreme Sigma Test

190 Heinrich Siemens, Germany, CIT 5

190 Fengzhi Wu, China, Numerus

190 Rick Rosner, United States, CIT 3E

190 Thomas Perna, Czech Republic, Zen

189 Tim Roberts, Australia, Alphabet

187 Tiberiu Nicolas Sammak, Romania, Reason

186 Brennan Martin, New Zealand, Gift Verbal II

185 Weijie Wang, China, WIT

185 Jeff Christopher Leonard, USA, KIT 1

185 Rickard Sagirbey, Sweden, Alphabet

183 Marios Prodromous, Cyprus, SLSE II

182 Javier Hilario, Spain, KIT 7

180 David Jollivet, France, KIT 1.0

180 Niels Ellevang, Denmark, Free Fall — Part 2

180 Jose Gonzales Molinero, Spain, Free Fall — Part 2

180 Qichen Huang, China, SLSE 48

180 Victor Balacescu, Romania, Free Fall — Part 2

180 Mhedi Banafshei, United Kingdom, Gene Verbal II

180 Yohei Furutono, Japan, Gift Numerical III

180 Marco Falchi, Italy, GRIT

180 James Gordon, USA, Gift Numerical I

179 Stefano Pierazzoli, Italy, Anoteleia 44

177 Jo Christopher M. Resquites, Philippines, Cosmic

177 Alex Tolio, Greece, ZD Legenda

177 Chris McLaren, South Africa, Alphabet

176 Domagoj Kutle, Croatia, Hieroglyphica

176 Ivan Ivec, Croatia, Esoterica

174 Tor Arne Jorgensen, Norway, Vision

173 Sandra Schlick, Switzerland, Concep-T

173 Jim Lorrimore, United Kingdom, Reduction Riddles

173 Kenneth E. Ferrell, USA, LDA-SWaN

173 Mauricio Dario Chau, Argentina, Addagrams

172 John Argenti, USA, Gene Verbal IV

172 Hakon Rosen, Norway, Gene Verbal III

172 Jingyong Wang, China, CAT

171 Thomas Ossel, Netherlands, JasonIQ

171 Nitish Joshi, India, JasonIQ

171 Dalibor Marincic, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hieroglyphica

170 Anthony Lawson, Australia, Gene Verbal I

170 Christopher Park, United States, KIT 4.0-R

169 Lukas Puskas, Slovakia, Verba 66

169 Carlo Chellini, Italy, PatNum

169 Martin Engstler, Austria, HOS Verbal Test #1

168 Andre Gangvik, Norway, Gift Numerical III

168 Carlos Rodriguez, Spain, Gift Numerical III

167 Anders Hellstrom, Sweden, Addagrams

167 Rudolf Trubba, Czech Republic, Anoteleia 44

166 Yukun Wang, China, Illusion

166 Lorenzo Amadori, Italy, Illusion

166 Steven Fell, USA, Triplex

166 Bo Ostergaard Nielsen, Denmark, GENE Verbal IV

166 Ivan Yovev, Bulgaria, Numerus

166 Nileon Dimalaluan Jr, Philippines, WIT

165 Brandon Feick, United States, Verba 66

165 Eick Sternhagen, Germany, Perspectiq

164 Veronica Palladino, Italy, HOS Verbal #1

164 Stefan Majoran, Sweden, Gene Verbal III

164 Phillip J. Power, United States, Einplex

164 Matteo Caio Basile, Italy, Gene Verbal III

164 Alexi Edin, Sweden, Gene Verbal IV

164 Tim Mahony, Australia, Gift Numerical III

164 Primoz Zagar, Slovenia, SLSE48

164 Thomas Hally, Mexico, Gene Verbal IV

164 Ian McIntosh, Great Britain, Gift Verbal I

164 Jawdat Wehbe, Venezula, Cosmic

163 Tomohiko Nakamura, Japan, Hieroglyphica

162 Linda Leopold, Sweden, Mathema

162 Tai-Yu Chaing, Taiwan, Numerus

162 Denis Manuel Walch, Austria, Gene Verbal III

162 Robert Judd, Australia, GRIT

162 Watcharaphol Chitvattanawong, Thailand, Gene Num. IV

161 Edwin Christmann, United States, RTD

161 Anibal Sanchez Numa, Cuba, Gift Numerical III

161 Hiroyuki Shigeta, Japan, Gift Numerical III

161 Nguyen Tran Hoai Thuong, Vietnam, Gift Numerical IV

161 Minghao Wu, China, D. Numbers

160 Dany Provost, Canada, Problems in Gentle Slopes 1°

160 Aviel Livay, Israel, Gene Verbal I

160 Claus Volko, Austria, Gene Verbal III

160 David Duif, Netherlands, KIT 3.0-R

160 Kentaro Takiguchi, Japan, Numerus Light

160 Carlo Maina, Italy, LSHR Light

160 Cristian Birlea, Romania, LSHR Light