Which IQ Is Considered Genius?

15 Sep, 2022
Which IQ Is Considered Genius?

In the 5th edition of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, an average IQ score of 100 is obtained on IQ tests. Superior IQ scores range from 120 to 129, while gifted scores range from 130 to 145. A genius level of 140 is considered the highest level of intelligence, and about 25% of the world's population reaches that level.

The following are levels of genius IQ scores:

  • 115-124: Above-average Intelligence
  • 125-134: Superior Intelligence
  • 135-144: Highly Gifted
  • 145-164: Genius
  • 165-179: High Genius
  • 180-200: Exceptional Genius
  • >200: Exceptional Talent​

The 13 most intelligent people in the world:​

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - IQ Level: 220
  2. Leonardo Da Vinci - IQ Level: 200
  3. Isaac Newton - IQ Level: 192
  4. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz - IQ Level: 191
  5. John Stuart Mill - IQ Level: 182.5
  6. Galileo Galilei - IQ Level: 182
  7. Rene Descartes - IQ Level: 177
  8. Desiderius Erasmus - IQ Level: 177
  9. Michelangelo - IQ Level: 177
  10. Baruch Spinoza - IQ Level: 175
  11. Michael Faraday - IQ Level:175
  12. Raphael - IQ Level: 170
  13. Charles Dickens - IQ Level: 165