Percentile 96 = IQ 126

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126
Smarter than 96% of people
126 · 95.8%55100145
Superior
Superior intelligence, strong reasoning, roughly top 10% · Rarer than 1 in 25

Percentile 96 = IQ 126. Smarter than 96% of people. Classification: Superior — Superior intelligence, strong reasoning, roughly top 10%. Rarer than 1 in 25.

IQClassificationPercentile
100Average50.0%
120Superior90.9%
130Very Superior / Gifted97.7%

❓ FAQ

What percentile is an IQ of 126?
An IQ of 126 sits at the 96.0th percentile — the top 4.0% of the population. Roughly 1 in 25 people score this high.
How many people have an IQ of 126 or higher?
Roughly 324,000,000 people worldwide — about 4.0% of 8.1 billion.
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