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I don't think anyone knows Bill Gates IQ. Online it looks like it is all guesses, and I can't imagine Gates taking a test, much less publicizing the results. He
by Workaccount2 4y ago
I don't think anyone knows Bill Gates IQ. Online it looks like it is all guesses, and I can't imagine Gates taking a test, much less publicizing the results. He's smart enough to know that it could only hurt him, not help him.
- Retric 4y agoYou’re correct, I should have said he didn’t get to extreme wealth from having a 1 in 1 billion super outlier IQ. As to your point we don’t have a specific score, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any evidence whatsoever. A very high SAT score does suggest a high intelligence but he didn’t win a Putnam prize or show similar extreme outlier performance.
- kaba0 4y agoSure, but I’m sure there are plenty of math professors living on low pensions with much higher IQs even in their old age — financial success is not particularly related to IQ. There is some correlation, but it has much more to do with privilege and luck.
- readthenotes1 4y agoIs desire/ability to solve puzzles correlated with success in the business world? Frankly, I doubt it based on the sample of people I've seen who would rather be right than be rich
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- Cognidna 3y ago157 ± 6, 95% confidence interval. We did the most scientific, or at least the least non-scientific estimate. It is based on several assumptions but still closest to truth to our view. For a deep dive into the logic and mathematics behind our calculation: https://www.cognidna.com/celebrity-IQ-estimations/ https://www.cognidna.com/celebrity-IQ-estimations/ Once there, simply click on Bill Gates' image for a comprehensive breakdown of our estimation process.