League of Legends players ranked smartest in IQ study

League of Legends players have been found to be the most intelligent in an IQ survey of g*mers, with an average score of 120.4.

It's reported that playing video games can be beneficial for your brain and cognitive function. But if you've ever played a multiplayer game online, you may very well question that... however, the folks at WhichBingo surveyed 1,002 g*mers to find out which video game player bases are the smartest.

They partnered up with a team of psychologists to administer an intelligence test.

The remote IQ test assessed the cognitive skills of participants in four areas: verbal communication, mathematics, logic and visual reasoning.

Popular online strategy game League of Legends secured the highest IQ score of 120.4.

Following close behind in second was the player base of the successful single player title Black Myth: Wukong with an IQ of 119.8.

Baldur's Gate 3 players placed third overall, with an average IQ of 117.9. Then, Counter-Strike was fourth, with a 116.1 score, and it looks like Valorant wasn't part of the study.

On the other hand, FC 24/FIFA 23 players recorded the lowest IQ in the study, with an average score of 89.8.

For context on IQ scores, sub 85 is deemed below average intelligence, 85 -- 115 is deemed average intelligence, anything over 115 IQ is deemed above average intelligence.

The study also found that PC players had the highest average IQ with 114.1, and mobile/tablet g*mers had the lowest at 99.9, when working out the intelligence by platform. PlayStation g*mers had 111, Xbox 105.9 and Switch 103.4 on average.

In terms of gender, female g*mers had an average IQ of 107.9 in the study, and males 105.8.

Which games have the smartest players in terms of average IQ?