The entry on the list
Rime Tarchihi appears on the Pi World Ranking List at rank 34, tied on total with other entrants, having recited 10,000 digits of pi on 27 March 2017. Four values — name, country, figure, date — make up the whole of her published record in the discipline.
That is characteristic of the sport. The list is a results table, not a biographical register, and it gives the same four fields to every name it carries, from the record holder downwards. What distinguishes Tarchihi's line is the country beside it: Lebanon is a rare entry in a table whose upper reaches are dominated by India and China.
Where 10,000 digits sits
The top of the list is held by Suresh Kumar Sharma of India with 70,030 digits, set on 21 October 2015, ahead of Rajveer Meena with 70,000 and Chao Lu of China with 67,890, recited in 2005. Fourth and fifth places, 45,000 and 43,000 digits, are also Indian.
Ten thousand digits is therefore a long way below the summit of the table and an enormous distance above everyday memory. Recited at a steady pace, a five-figure sequence takes hours to deliver without a single error, and the preparation behind it is measured in months. The gap between rank 34 and rank one is a difference of degree within a group of people who have all done something most never attempt.
The Arab world on the list
The research behind this page describes Tarchihi as the only Arab entrant in the upper part of the ranking list. The table as read here confirms her rank, her total and her date, and shows that the leading positions belong to Indian and Chinese entrants, but it does not itself carry a statement about the composition of the top 40, and that comparison is left unverified.
What can be stated is narrower and still notable: Lebanon is represented on the standing list of pi recitation, by a dated entry of five figures, at a rank most entrants never reach.
What the list does not record
The Pi World Ranking List publishes no ages, no home towns, no schools, no photographs and no interviews. For Tarchihi, as for most names on it, the table line is the entire published trail. No source in this record describes how she prepared, where the recitation took place, who witnessed it or how long it took.
The page as read for this article also does not set out its own verification requirements, so the procedure standing behind the figure of 10,000 is not documented here. That is a limitation of the source, not a doubt about the entry, and it is recorded rather than filled in.
Why pi makes a fair contest
Pi is infinite and non-repeating, which removes every shortcut. There is no pattern to exploit, no compression to be found, and no argument about whether a recited digit is correct, because the sequence is fixed and public. A contest built on it needs no equipment, no venue and no governing body beyond a table that everyone agrees to consult.
That is why the discipline reaches countries with no memory-sport infrastructure at all, and why a single ranked list can function as its global record. Tarchihi's 10,000 digits of March 2017 is one dated line in that record, verifiable in the only way the sport allows: against the digits themselves.
| Person | Country | Milestone | Age / Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaurav Raja | United States | Reciting 10,980 digits of pi at 15 | Age 15 |
| Rime Tarchihi | Lebanon | Reciting 10,000 digits of pi | — |
| Sudhir Dwivedi | India | Reciting 45,000 decimal places of pi | — |
| Luca Vadacca | Italy | Reciting 22,801 decimal places of pi | — |
| Manuel Vergara Vial | Chile | Reciting 20,000 decimal places of pi | — |
What is documented — and what is not
✓ Documented
- 10,000 digits of pi recited on 27 March 2017 (Pi World Ranking List)
- Ranked 34th, tied, on that list
- Listed for Lebanon
? Unverified, disputed or wrong
- The claim that she is the only Arab entrant in the top 40 is not confirmed by the list page as read here
- No age, date of birth, home town or school in the source
- No description of the verification procedure or of the venue for the attempt
Questions people ask about Rime Tarchihi
How many digits of pi did Rime Tarchihi recite?
10,000, on 27 March 2017, according to the Pi World Ranking List.
What is her rank?
Thirty-fourth, tied with other entrants on the same total.
How old is Rime Tarchihi?
No source in this record gives her age or date of birth. The list publishes only name, country, digits and date.
Is she the only Arab entrant on the list?
The research note behind this page says she is the only Arab name in the top 40. The list page as read here does not confirm that comparison, so it is treated as unverified.
Is Rime Tarchihi on Wikipedia?
No Wikipedia article was found for her. The ranking list entry is the primary published record.
Is 10,000 digits a world record?
No. The highest total on the list is 70,030 digits, recited by Suresh Kumar Sharma of India in 2015.
Where is Rime Tarchihi now?
No source in this record says. The published trail is the dated entry of March 2017.
How long does reciting 10,000 digits take?
No source in this record times her attempt. Recitations of that length are generally delivered over hours, but the list does not publish durations.
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Sources
- Pi World Ranking List — Pi — Pi World Ranking List
Checked by the Geniuses.club editorial team. Ages are given as of September 2026.
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