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{{Short description|Indian mental calculator}}
'''Aaryan Shukla''' (born 2010) is an Indian [[mental calculator]] with 9 Guinness World Records. Aaryan is [[board member]] of the Global Mental Calculators Association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mentalcalculation.org/aaryan-shukla|title=Aaryan Shukla|website=GMCA}}</ref>
== Career ==
Shukla won the 2022 [[Mental Calculation World Cup]] at the age of 12 years old,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bluewin.ch/de/news/international/zwoelfjaehriger-inder-gewinnt-wm-im-kopfrechnen-1303602.html|title=Zwölfjähriger Inder gewinnt WM im Kopfrechnen|website=blue News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rainews.it/tgr/tagesschau/articoli/2022/07/tag-Zwoelfjaehriger-Inder-gewinnt-WM-im-Kopfrechnen-25bb2730-3357-4e8c-8a6d-223f1636f050.html|title=Zwölfjähriger Inder gewinnt WM im Kopfrechnen|first=T. G. R.|last=Tagesschau|date=July 17, 2022|website=RaiNews}}</ref> setting event records in multiplication and square roots in the process. Additionally, during the record attempts portion of the event, he broke the organizer's record for division<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.recordholders.org/en/list/mental-calculation-rankings.html|title=Mental Calculation World Ranking Lists|website=www.recordholders.org}}</ref> and multiplied two 20-digit numbers together in 1 minute and 45 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldmentalcalculation.com/2022/07/19/mental-calculation-world-cup-2022-results/|title=Mental Calculation World Cup 2022: Results – World Mental Calculation|date=July 31, 2022}}</ref>

Shukla returned to the [[Mental Calculation World Cup]] in 2024, winning the event for a second consecutive time, while winning all five categories and scoring more points per category than any prior competitor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://education21.in/aaryan-shukla-of-dps-nashik-crowned-at-mental-calculation-world-cup-2024/|title=Aaryan Shukla of DPS Nashik crowned at Mental Calculation World Cup −2024 – Education21}}</ref> Additionally, he set the following records during the event:

# [[Mental Calculation World Cup]] calendar date record (answered all 100 dates given correctly in 1 minute)
# [[Mental Calculation World Cup]] multiplication record (breaking his prior record)
# [[Mental Calculation World Cup]] square roots record (breaking his prior record) (answered all 90 problems given with 86 correct and 4 incorrect)
# World record for addition (addition of 10 10-digit numbers, with an average time of 7.808 seconds over 10 questions)
# World record for square roots (square root of 6-digit numbers to 8 significant digits, with an average time 33.78 seconds over 10 questions)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldmentalcalculation.com/2024/09/20/mental-calculation-world-cup-2024-results/|title=Mental Calculation World Cup 2024: Results – World Mental Calculation|date=September 22, 2024}}</ref>

Shukla also became the youngest winner at the [[Mind Sports Olympiad|Mind Sport Olympiad Mental Calculation]] World Championship in 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mindsportsolympiad.com/aaryan-shukla-wins-2021-mental-calculations-world-championship/|title=Aaryan Shukla Wins 2021 Mental Calculations World Championship|date=September 4, 2021}}</ref> before finishing as runner-up twice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldmentalcalculation.com/2023/03/06/mso-mental-calculations-world-championship-2023-results/|title=MSO Mental Calculations World Championship 2023 Results – World Mental Calculation|date=March 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldmentalcalculation.com/2024/04/15/mso-mental-calculations-world-championship-2024-results/|title=MSO Mental Calculations World Championship 2024 Results – World Mental Calculation|date=April 16, 2024}}</ref> He also finished as runner-up in Season 1 of Calculation League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mentalcalculation.org/league-standings|title=Calculation League Standings|website=GMCA}}</ref>

In 2023 and 2024, Shukla gave televised [[Flash Anzan]] performances in [[Russia]] and [[Italy]], the latter earning him a [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] in addition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2024/4/human-calculator-kid-can-do-impossible-sums-in-his-head-at-lightning-speed-768357|title='Human Calculator Kid' can do 'impossible' sums in his head at lightning speed | Guinness World Records}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/class-8-dps-student-sets-guiness-world-record-for-fastest-mental-addition-2522657-2024-04-03|title=12-year-old Aaryan Shukla sets Guiness World Record for fastest mental addition|date=April 3, 2024|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aventurasnahistoria.com.br/noticias/historia-hoje/indiano-de-13-anos-bate-recorde-e-e-considerado-calculadora-humana.phtml|title=Indiano de 13 anos bate recorde e é considerado 'calculadora humana'|first=Éric|last=Moreira|date=April 11, 2024|website=Aventuras na História}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/12-year-old-indian-student-breaks-records-with-lightning-fast-mental-addition/|title=12-year-old Indian student breaks records with lightning-fast mental addition|date=April 3, 2024|website=ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c_wwjZn7MQ|title=Human Calculator Aaryan Shukla created Guinness World Records (GWR)|date=March 25, 2024|via=YouTube}}</ref>

In late 2024, Shukla set six new Guinness World records in a single day --- three related to Flash Anzan, two related to multiplication, and one related to division --- in a showcase event in Dubai. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/2/human-calculator-kid-shatters-six-world-records-with-incredibly-speedy-mental-maths|title=‘Human Calculator Kid’ shatters six world records with incredibly speedy mental maths|date=February 12, 2025|website=Guinness World Records}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web | title=Aaryan Shukla | website=GMCA | url=https://mentalcalculation.org/aaryan-shukla | access-date=2024-08-22}}

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