The person with the highest recorded IQ as of 2024 is YoungHoon Kim from South Korea, with an IQ score of 276. His intelligence has been verified by organizations such as the Giga Society and the World Genius Directory. Kim's expertise spans psychology, neuroscience, and linguistics, and he holds roles as an intelligence specialist advisor and president of the United Sigma Intelligence Association
. Other notable individuals with very high IQs include:
- Terence Tao (IQ 230), an Australian-American mathematician known for his work in harmonic analysis and partial differential equations
- Marilyn vos Savant (IQ 228), an American author and columnist listed in the Guinness Book of Records for her high IQ
- Christopher Hirata (IQ 225), an astrophysicist recognized for early achievements in physics and cosmology
- Sho Yano (IQ 200), a medical prodigy with contributions to genetics and molecular biology
While Terence Tao is often cited as having one of the highest IQs in the world, the latest reports place YoungHoon Kim at the top with an IQ of 276
