Very superior, gifted range, top 2% of people · Rarer than 1 in 4,931,877
🏛️ Mensa: eligible (top 2%)
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 176 is in the top 0.1%.
What an IQ of 176 means. Smarter than 99.9% of people. Classification: Very Superior / Gifted — Very superior, gifted range, top 2% of people. Rarer than 1 in 4,931,877.
IQ
Classification
Percentile
100
Average
50.0%
120
Superior
90.9%
130
Very Superior / Gifted
97.7%
❓ FAQ
Is an IQ of 176 a good score?
An IQ of 176 falls in the "Very Superior / Gifted" range and is higher than 99.9% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 176?
An IQ of 176 sits at the 99.9th percentile — the top 0.1% of the population. Roughly 1 in 4,931,877 people score this high.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 176?
Yes — Mensa admits the top 2% (about IQ 130 on the SD15 scale), and 176 clears that bar. Note that only supervised tests count, not online practice tests.
How many people have an IQ of 176 or higher?
Roughly 1,642 people worldwide — about 0.1% of 8.1 billion.