An Indian teenager is currently going viral for his astonishing ability to calculate complex numbers at lightning quick speed.
Aaryan Shukla, 14, has set six Guinness World Records in a single day during a competition in Dubai, marking an exceptional achievement in mental math.
The Maharashtra resident, renowned for his lightning-fast calculation abilities, has earned the title of “human calculator” and has garnered praise on social media.
During the competition on 4th December 2024, Aaryan pocketed the following records:
- Fastest time to mentally add 100 four-digit numbers – 30.9 sec
- Fastest time to mentally add 200 four-digit numbers – 1 min 9.68 sec
- Fastest time to mentally add 50 five-digit numbers – 18.71 sec
- Fastest time to mentally divide a 20-digit number by a ten-digit number (set of ten) – 5 min 42 sec
- Fastest time to mentally multiply two five-digit numbers (set of ten) – 51.69 sec
- Fastest time to mentally multiply two eight-digit numbers (set of ten) – 2 min 35.41 sec
Clips of him tutting his fingers and adding 50 five-digit numbers under 19 seconds are currently going viral.
Talking about his practice, Aaryan told Guinness World Records, “Daily practice is one of the important aspects to prepare for competitions… so, I practice for about five or six hours daily.”
“Sahaja Yoga meditation helps me to keep calm and focused,” he added.
“I also love travelling and due to the mental maths … I travel to many countries!” Aaryan said about the perks of his abilities.
Speaking about her son’s extraordinary ability, Aaryan’s mum said, “Since childhood, he was very good with numbers. He enjoyed studying and playing with numbers. At the age of six he started the practice of mental calculation, and he was very good, so we started doing some research on this. At the age of eight we went for an international competition and he won medals and trophies, which were great achievements.”
His father said that Aaryan’s exceptional quality doesn’t run in family.
“We are a normal family. Aaryan is a one in a billion kind of person, but I don’t think that we are a family of mental calculators.
