The 14-year-old teen participated in the toughest mental calculation world records ever attempted and amazed everyone by breaking six world records in just a day. In 2024, Aryan first wowed a large audience in an Italian TV series where he set the record for the fastest time to mentally add 50 five-digit numbers in just 25.19 seconds, which can be translated to about 0.5 seconds for one addition.
1 / 8Aaryan Shukla, a 14-year-old prodigy, has earned the title of ‘human calculator’ by smashing six Guinness World Records in a day. Aaryan, who hails from Maharashtra, left everyone stunned with his mental calculation during a Mathematics competition in Dubai. (Image: X)
2 / 8Here’s all about this ‘human calculator’: Aryan first wowed a large audience on the set of the Italian TV series Lo Show Dei Record in 2024. At the time, Aaryan set the record for the fastest time to mentally add 50 five-digit numbers in just 25.19 seconds, which can be translated to about 0.5 seconds for one addition. (Image: X)
3 / 8He recently participated in the toughest mental calculation world records ever attempted. The 14-year-old amazed everyone by breaking six world records in just a day. (Image: X)
4 / 8Aryan now holds six records, including the fastest time to mentally add 100 4-digit numbers in 30.9 seconds, the fastest time to mentally add 200 four-digit numbers in 1 minute 9.68 sec, the fastest time to mentally add 50 five-digit numbers in 18.71 sec, fastest time to mentally divide a 20-digit number by a ten-digit number (set of ten) in 5 min 42 sec, fastest time to mentally multiply two five-digit numbers (set of ten) in 51.69 sec and the fastest time to mentally multiply two eight-digit numbers (set of ten) in 2 min 35.41 sec. (Image: X)
5 / 8Aryan explained that a lot of things in mental calculations happen in a flash of a second, so “I cannot say what happens inside my head, I just do it naturally.” (Image: X)
6 / 8Daily practice is one of the important aspects of preparing for competitions, so “I practise for about five or six hours daily,” he said, adding Sahaja Yoga meditation also helps him keep calm and focused. (Image: X)
7 / 8In 2022, Aryan won the prestigious Mental Calculation World Cup in Paderborn, Germany. He is also among the founding board members of the Global Mental Calculators Association (GMCA). (Image: X)
8 / 8As per the GMCA’s site, Aaryan has been practising mental math and calculation since the age of 6. He has won multiple international titles in various disciplines of mental calculation. (Image:YouTube)
