DR. YOUNGHOON KIM, WIKIPEDIA, HIGHEST IQ 276 RECORD HOLDER
- USIA Administrator
- Dec 23, 2024
- 8 min read
Updated: Apr 2
YOUNGHOON KIM FROM SOUTH KOREA HAS THE HIGHEST IQ 276 SCORE EVER RECORDED IN THE WORLD.
Full Name: YoungHoon Kim (1989~)
Birth date: May 25, 1989
Birth Place: South Korea
Citizen Of: South Korea
Gender: Male
IQ Score: 276
Best Known For: The world's highest IQ 276 record holder
Fields of Expertise: Global Leadership, Mind Sports(Memory, Speed Reading, Mind Mapping), Mind & Cognitive Education, Creative Thinking, Strategic Thinking, Psychology, Neuroscience, Linguistics, Counseling, Coaching, Sociology, Philosophy, Nondenominational Theology
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
As of 2024, Dr. YoungHoon Kim established the world record title "The World's Highest IQ Person Now" with IQ 276 verified by the Official World Record®, World Memory Championships and World Memory Sports Council, which is in official partnership with Guinness World Record. His record accreditation as having the world’s highest IQ comes from the World Memory Sports Council, World Memory Championships, World Speed Reading Championships, World Mind Mapping Championships, GIGA Society, Supertalent World Record with Supertalent of the World, Korea Masterpiece & Master Certification Committee, Challenge Korea Headquarters, Korea Best Record Institute, Korea Record Institute, World Genius Directory, Global Genius Registry, Esoteriq Society, Ultima Society & Nano Society. With perfect scores on various clinical and experimental high range intelligence tests, YoungHoon Kim's high IQ scores were verified by the GIGA Society (1/billion), Yale Clinical Neuroscientist PhD (1/10 million), Olympiq Society (1/3 million), Mega Society (1/million), Triple Nine Society (1/1000), and Mensa (1/50). In 2024, Dr. YoungHoon Kim was named as number one with the world's highest IQ by Reader's Digest, The Economist, CNN, CNBC, etc., and he was recognized and interviewed as a South Korean with the world's highest IQ by Arirang TV under South Korea Ministry of Culture.
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
As the President and CEO, Dr. YoungHoon Kim founded a non-profit organization, the United Sigma Intelligence Association (USIA) for the world's brightest minds, which includes Nobel Prize winners and the greatest minds in the world such as Noam Chomsky, Steven Pinker, Yuval Harari, Richard Dawkins, Howard Gardner, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Daniel Dennett, Anthony Giddens, Philip Zimbardo, and Terence Tao. Dr. YoungHoon Kim founded the USIA Intellectual Hall of Fame with support of Lifeboat Foundation, honorably inducted Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Stephen Hawking. In other non-profit research organizations, Dr. YoungHoon Kim serves as a steering committee member of the Complex Biological Systems Alliance, a neuroscience and psychology board member at the Lifeboat Foundation, and an honorary member of the International Longevity Alliance.
MIND SPORTS FIELD
As the mind sports specialist, YoungHoon Kim is Tony Buzan Honorary Professor in Creative Thinking at the Tony Buzan Academy and University, and an Honorary Council Member at the World Mind Sports Council, World Memory Championships, World Speed-Reading Championship, and World Mind Mapping Championship in recognition of having the world's highest IQ record. He was the first South Korean arbiter at the World Memory Championships and Asia Pacific Memory Championships. In 2024, he became an official member of the Ratification / Awards Committee of the World Memory Championships of WMSC, founded by Tony Buzan, the inventor of Mind Maps. In 2025, Dr. YoungHoon Kim was appointed Vice-President of World Memory Championships and World Memory Sports Council (WMSC) after his record for the world's highest IQ was recognized. Dr. Kim was also awarded the title "The 2nd Tony Buzan" as the official intellectual successor to Tony Buzan, the inventor of Mind Maps.
EDUCATION & RESEARCH
Dr. YoungHoon kim studied academic degrees in psychology, neuroscience, counseling & coaching, linguistics, sociology, philosophy, and nondenominational theology at King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, University of London, Korea University, and Yonsei University (#1 private university in Asia). In recognition of significant contributions to the field of cognitive science, Dr. YoungHoon Kim was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science in Cognitive Science (DSc, hc) degree from the American Management University; Honorary Doctor of Education (EdD, hc) degree from the City University of Paris; Honorary Doctor of Advanced Studies in Psychology (DPsych, hc) degree from Universidad Azteca, establishing the world record title "The World's First and Youngest Honorary Doctor of Science in Cognitive Science" at the Supertalent of the World Record and Korea Best Record Institute. In addition, Dr. YoungHoon Kim was appointed Honorary Professor in Strategic Thinking and Leadership; Cognitive Education and Leadership at the universities. Currently, Dr. YoungHoon Kim is collaborating with the research lab and center at the University of Cambridge and Yale University as a research partnership advisor.
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
Dr. YoungHoon Kim is the Founder & CEO of the NeuroStory, officially accredited upon receiving start-up company certification from the South Korea Ministry of SMEs and Startups as a one-of-a-kind brain digital healthcare innovator, providing cutting-edge solutions to diagnose and manage brain health using deep-tech-based technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, big data, and nanotechnology, along with advanced data analytics and neurotechnologies, operating under the guidance of the United Sigma Intelligence Association, USIA. Dr. Kim's NeuroStory aims to contribute to improving brain health around the world as a socially responsible entity working to reduce the brain health gap by distributing digital brain healthcare solutions to people with low access to medical care due to the wealth gap, alleviating the brain health imbalance by raising awareness of brain health around the world and providing free and accessible brain training programs to the underprivileged.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS
Founder & President of United Sigma Intelligence Association
Founder of Intellectual Hall of Fame with USIA and Lifeboat Foundation
Founder & CEO of NeuroStory, the brain digital healthcare R&D startup
World Record for the Titlte “The First and Youngest Honorary Doctor of Science in Cognitive Science”
Honorary Doctor of Advanced Studies in Psychology awarded by Universidad Azteca, Mexico
Honorary Doctor of Science in Cognitive Science awarded by American Management University
Honorary Doctor of Education awarded by City University of Paris, France
Honorary Professor in Strategic Thinking and Leadership awarded by American Management University
Honorary Professor in Cognitive Education and Leadership awarded by City University of Paris, France
Tony Buzan Honorary Professor in Creative Thinking awarded by Tony Buzan Academy / University
Chairman of Judging Committee of South Korea National Assembly Standing Committee Chairman Award
Chairman of Judging Committee of South Korea Seoul Metropolitan Government Mayor Award
Chairman of the Advisory Boards at an NGO Challenge Korea Headquarters
Official World Record® for the title “The World’s Highest IQ Person Now”
1st Hall of the Fame Inductee by Official World Record® for the title “The World’s Highest IQ Person Now”
World’s Highest IQ Record Recognized by Supertalent World Record & Supertalent of the World
World’s Highest IQ Record Recognized by World Mind Sports Council (WMSC)
World’s Highest IQ Record Recognized by World Memory Championships
World’s Highest IQ Record Recognized by World Speed Reading Championships
World’s Highest IQ Record Recognized by World Mind Mapping Championships
Honorary Council Member of World Mind Sports Council, World Memory Championships, World Speed Reading Championships
Ratification / Awards Committee Member of the World Memory Championships
World’s Highest IQ Honorary Specialist Advisor of World Mind Sports Council, World Memory Championships, World Speed Reading Championships, World Mind Mapping Championships
World’s Highest IQ Record Recognized by Korea Best Record Institute(KBRI)
World’s Highest IQ Record Recognized by Korea Record Institute(KRI)
One in a Million Highest IQ Person Recognized by Mega Society listed in Guinness Book of World Records
One in a Billion Highest IQ Person Recognized by GIGA Society, founded by The Brain Trust of Tony Buzan
World’s Highest IQ Record Recognized by World Genius Directory
World’s Highest IQ Record Recognized by Global Genius Registry
World’s Highest IQ Record Recognized by GIGA Society
World’s Highest IQ Record Recognized by ESOTERIQ Society
World’s Highest IQ Record Recognized by Ultima Society & Nano Society
World’s Highest IQ Record Recognized by United Sigma Intelligence Association (USIA)
RELATED ARTICLES
World Mind Sports Council (WMSC) & World Memory Championships: "The World Mind Sports Council and the World Memory Championships hereby recognise YoungHoon Kim from South Korea as the person with the highest IQ in the world and congratulate him."
Readers Digest: “50 People with the Highest IQs in the World”
Yahoo Entertainment: “World’s Smartest Man Believes the Higher Your IQ, the Greater Your Need For Gossip”
Us Weekly: “World’s Smartest Man Loves Celebrity Gossip Too!”
AOL Entertainment: “World’s Smartest Man Believes the Higher Your IQ, the Greater Your Need For Gossip”
Associated Press(AP) & ABC, NBC, FOX, CW, CBS News: “GIGA Society Announces List of People with Highest IQ in the World in 2024”
CNN (Indonesia): "Korean Man Breaks World's Highest IQ Record Score 276" (translated)
CNBC (Indonesia): "This South Korean Man Has the Highest IQ in the World" (translated)
Business Insider (Poland): “The person with the highest IQ in the world has been identified” (translated)
The Economist (Korea): "IQ 276… The person with the highest IQ in world history was a Korean" (translated)
The Huffington Post (Korea): "Korean with the highest IQ in history announced at the World Memory Championships" (translated)
Asia News Network: "South Korean recognized as person with world’s highest IQ"
CNA (Channel NewsAsia): "South Korea's Kim Young-hoon breaks world record for highest IQ" (translated)
OnlineWiki: "Meet Young Hoon Kim: Man with Highest IQ Ever!"
Maeil Business Newspaper (Korea's No.1 Economic Media): "Kim Young-hoon, a Korean in his 30s, was recognized as the person with the highest IQ in history with an IQ of 276."
The Korea Herald: "South Korean recognized as person with world's highest IQ"
Koreaboo: "Korean Man Recognized As The Person With The Highest IQ In The World"
LatestLY: "Who Is Kim Young-hoon? All You Need To Know About South Korean Man Recognised As Person With World’s Highest IQ of 276"
InspireMore: “45 Geniuses With the Highest IQ Ever”
MedicineNet: "YoungHoon Kim of South Korea to have the all-time highest IQ in the world, with a score of 276"
Study International: "YoungHoon Kim, who has the highest IQ score in the world, is also from South Korea"
The CEO Magazine: “Who has the Highest IQ in the World? Smartest Person Alive 2024”
CEO Review Magazine: “Who has the Highest IQ in the World? Smartest Person Alive 2024”
Business Talk Magazine: “Top 15 People with Highest IQ in the World”
Prime Insights Magazine: “Top 10 Highest IQ People In The World”
G20 Youth Summit (Y20): “Top 10 Highest IQ Holders in the World: Mind-Blowing Genius Levels Revealed”
Nails Genius: "Top 10 Highest IQ in the World"
Jagran Josh: “Top 11 Highest IQ Ever Recorded”
English Jagran: “List Of 10 Most Intelligent People With High IQ Level In The World”
Postoast: “31 Smartest People In The World With Highest IQ”
Fact Republic: "Young Hoon Kim's IQ Record"
Fact Encyclopedia: “12 Fascinating Intelligence Quotient (IQ) Facts”
All About Everything: “Top 10 Highest IQ People In The World (2024)”
Radio Republik Indonesia (Top National Radio Broadcasting in Indonesia): “5 People Who Have the Highest IQ in the World” (translated)
Tempo Magazine (Top Magazine in Indonesia): “Top 5 People with Highest IQ in the World”
Bisnis Indonesia (The first business newspaper in Indonesia): “These are the People with the Highest IQ in the World” (translated)
Vltava Labe Media (The second largest media in Czech): YoungHoon Kim was introduced as the number one IQ person in the world through the media. (translated)
GIGA Society: “Highest IQ 276 Ever Recorded in the World 2024”
IMPORTANT NOTICE
1) A man named Scott Douglas Jacobsen has been spreading false information without conducting any prior fact-checking regarding the involved parties. Jacobsen, who was permanently expelled from the United Sigma Intelligence Association, USIA due to allegations of highly unethical behavior, appears motivated by jealousy as a former employee of Dr. YoungHoon Kim, the Founder and CEO of USIA. A minor freelance journalist residing in Canada, Jacobsen lacks any formal academic degrees or professional training, which undermines his credibility. Additionally, Scott Jacobsen is known as a progressive atheist activist who openly denies all religions and religious beliefs, and he has shown support for an alleged sex offender. Furthermore, Jacobsen has displayed obsessive behavior, stalking Dr. YoungHoon Kim, further emphasizing his lack of professionalism and ethical conduct. Therefore, It is advisable to disregard his baseless claims and misinformation.
2) Dr. Ronald Hoeflin, founder of Mega Society, founded the cryptocurrency coin company IQ Olympiad Foundation Ltd. However, Younghoon Kim and his organization United Sigma Intelligence Association (USIA) are not affiliated with the IQ Olympiad. Above all, Younghoon Kim does not want to have any relationship with the cryptocurrency coin company operated by Mega Society's founder, and also YoungHoon Kim opposes Mega Society's support of an alleged sex offender and extreme racial discrimination through eugenics. Therefore, Younghoon Kim voluntarily resigned from Mega Society in August 2024.