Very superior, gifted range, top 2% of people · Rarer than 1 in 44
🏛️ Mensa: eligible (top 2%)
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 130 is in the top 1.6%.
What an IQ of 130 means. Smarter than 97.7% of people. Classification: Very Superior / Gifted — Very superior, gifted range, top 2% of people. Rarer than 1 in 44.
IQ
Classification
Percentile
100
Average
50.0%
120
Superior
90.9%
130
Very Superior / Gifted
97.7%
❓ FAQ
Is an IQ of 130 a good score?
An IQ of 130 falls in the "Very Superior / Gifted" range and is higher than 97.7% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 130?
An IQ of 130 sits at the 97.7th percentile — the top 2.3% of the population. Roughly 1 in 44 people score this high.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 130?
Yes — Mensa admits the top 2% (about IQ 130 on the SD15 scale), and 130 clears that bar. Note that only supervised tests count, not online practice tests.
How many people have an IQ of 130 or higher?
Roughly 184,275,509 people worldwide — about 2.3% of 8.1 billion.