IQ is scored on an SD15 or SD16 scale, not an SD10 scale. On a more typical SD15 scale an IQ of 163 is 1 in 74883 people, or around 4500 people in the US. It’

IQ is scored on an SD15 or SD16 scale, not an SD10 scale. On a more typical SD15 scale an IQ of 163 is 1 in 74883 people, or around 4500 people in the US. It’s lower than my IQ, and I’ve by happenstance met people with the exact same IQ working in the same company. Tech in particular tends to attract high IQ individuals, so I wouldn’t be surprised if there are hundreds or thousands of HN users with similar IQs or higher.