Mensa International

Summary

Mensa International is a high-IQ society^[1]. It draws 12,195 Wikipedia views per month (high_iq_society category, ranking #1 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mensa International is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Mensa International's instance of is recorded as high-IQ society^[4].
• Mensa International's instance of is recorded as association^[5].
• Mensa International's instance of is recorded as international non-governmental organization^[6].
• Mensa International's founder is recorded as Lancelot Ware^[7].
• Mensa International's founder is recorded as Roland Berrill^[8].
• Mensa International's headquarters location is recorded as Caythorpe^[9].
• Mensa International's child organization or unit is recorded as Mensa Argentina^[10].
• Mensa International's child organization or unit is recorded as Mensa Österreich^[11].
• Mensa International's child organization or unit is recorded as Mensa Czechia^[12].
• Mensa International's child organization or unit is recorded as Mensa Finland^[13].
• Mensa International's child organization or unit is recorded as Mensa France^[14].
• Mensa International's child organization or unit is recorded as Mensa in Deutschland^[15].
• Mensa International's child organization or unit is recorded as Italian Mensa^[16].
• Mensa International's child organization or unit is recorded as Mensa New Zealand^[17].
• Mensa International's child organization or unit is recorded as Mensa Spain^[18].
• Mensa International's child organization or unit is recorded as Mensa Sweden^[19].
• Mensa International's child organization or unit is recorded as American Mensa^[20].
• Mensa International's child organization or unit is recorded as Q140751093^[21].
• Mensa International's Commons category is recorded as Mensa International^[22].
• October 1, 1946 marks the founding of Mensa International^[23].
• Mensa International's location of formation is recorded as Oxford^[24].
• Mensa International's official website is recorded as https://mensa.org^[25].
• Mensa International's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mensa International^[26].
• Mensa International's native label is recorded as Mensa^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Lancelot Ware^[7] and Roland Berrill^[8]. October 1, 1946 marks the founding of Mensa International^[23]. Its location of formation is recorded as Oxford^[24].

Identity

Mensa International's short name is recorded as MIL^[28].

Operations

Mensa International's headquarters location is recorded as Caythorpe^[9]. Subsidiaries include Mensa Argentina^[10], a high-IQ society^[29], in Argentina^[30]; Mensa Österreich^[11], a high-IQ society^[31], in Austria^[32]; Mensa Czechia^[12], a nonprofit organization^[33], in Czech Republic^[34], founded in 1991^[35], headquartered in Czech Republic^[36]; Mensa Finland^[13], a high-IQ society^[37], in Finland^[38]; Mensa France^[14], a high-IQ society^[39], in France^[40], founded in 1965^[41]; and Mensa in Deutschland^[15], a high-IQ society^[42], in Germany^[43], founded in 1981^[44].

Why It Matters

Mensa International draws 12,195 Wikipedia views per month (high_iq_society category, ranking #1 of 5).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]