Krish Arora, an Indian-origin school-going boy in Hounslow, has been discovered to have an IQ of 162, higher than that of world-renowned scientist Albert Einstein, who had an Intelligence Quotient of 160. The 10-year-old boy could read fluently and solve complex mathematical problems, including decimal division, by the age of 4.
Born to Mauli and Nischal, both of whom have engineering backgrounds, Krish attends a state school and can solve Wordle puzzles in just one or two minutes.
Despite having only played chess for four months, he is already able to defeat his mentor, who holds a FIDE rating of 1600. His proud parents admit that their son can now beat them at almost everything, The Mirror reported.
His mother shared, “He was reading very early. When he was four, he was fluently reading and doing complex decimal divisions. His spellings were also really good for his age. So we did see the sparks.”
The young prodigy has also been accepted into Mensa, the society for the top two percent of high-IQ scorers. Krish’s mother revealed that he had already passed the Mensa entrance examination with flying colours.
His decision to join Mensa was inspired by the show Young Sheldon, which features a child genius with a high IQ. Krish shared that watching the show sparked his interest in getting his own IQ tested.
In addition to excelling in maths, Krish is a talented musician who achieved grade eight in piano after just one and a half years of learning. He also has the rare gift of absolute pitch, enabling him to recreate songs without the need for a reference note.
“I could be a pianist or I could do something in maths, but I like maths a little bit more than piano, so I’ll probably do something related to maths,” said the young musician.
Krish told MyLondon that, to relax, he enjoys playing with his friends.
Next year, he will continue his studies at Queen Elizabeth’s School in Barnet.
Mauli explained that raising such a clever child fills her with “great pride,” even though it has its challenges.
“It’s a challenge bringing up a child who is intellectually so smart. He’s always asking you questions, but it’s a pure pleasure because when you see that a child so young is able to do things so brilliantly, you realise it’s god-gifted.”