What is Mayim Bialik's IQ?
Mayim Bialik is often credited with an IQ of 163. She has publicly said the number is not real and that she has never released a score. Her PhD in neuroscience, by contrast, is entirely verifiable.
A quick, honest note. This number circulates online with no traceable origin. We publish it because you came to read it, and label it what it is: lore.
Where does the 163 number come from?
This entry earns its place because the subject has directly contradicted the claim, and the claim continues to circulate anyway.
That is worth knowing about the whole genre. A celebrity IQ figure does not need a source to survive, and it does not stop being repeated when the person it is attached to says it is wrong.
The documented achievement — a doctorate in neuroscience, earned while working as an actor — is more informative than any number would be.
How rare would a 163 IQ be?
If the 163 figure were literally true, it would be extraordinarily rare — rarer than1 in 74,883 people. That alone is a good reason to treat any confident-sounding celebrity IQ number with a raised eyebrow.
Too rare to draw — a grid with one highlighted dot in 74,883 would be a solid wall of gray.
What a score like this would mean
A 163 would sit in the very superior · gifted range — about one person in 74,883. Fill a large concert hall and you would expect nobody in the room to clear it.
Stop reading estimates about strangers. Sixteen questions and about ten minutes gets you a number that is actually yours.
Frequently asked questions
What is Mayim Bialik's IQ?
She has never released a score and has publicly said the widely quoted 163 is not real.
Does Mayim Bialik have a science degree?
Yes — a PhD in neuroscience from UCLA.