The Dark Mirror Index
Edition No. 212 · daily
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Sample 12,002 takes+19 since yesterdaySince 4 April 2026 · 6 axes · 20 items49 regions with 30+ takes

Edition of record · November 2026

The Dark Mirror Index, November 2026

Edition 212, computed 1 November 2026, from 12,002 people who took the Dark Mirror quiz about themselves. That is 1,415 more than the October 2026 edition. Every figure below describes people who chose to take a dark psychology quiz, never a population; the methodology says exactly what that means.

The axes, this edition against last

AxisLeanHighMedianSince October 2026
Psychopathic18%3%15no change
Sociopathic8%0%15no change
Narcissistic5%0%10no change
Borderline6%0%10no change
Histrionic1%0%5no change
Neurotypical62%28%40no change

Lean: the axis was the taker's highest of six. High: 60 or more out of 100, a reading band, not a clinical threshold.

Numbered facts, as they stood

  1. 1.Among 10,000+ people who took the Dark Mirror, 62% came out neurotypical: it was their highest axis of six.
  2. 2.18% of 10,000+ takers lean psychopathic (their highest axis) and 3% score high on the psychopathic axis, 60 or more on a 0 to 100 scale.
  3. 3.The median psychopathic score among 10,000+ takers is 15 out of 100; the top 10% starts at 40.
  4. 4.8% of 10,000+ takers lean sociopathic (their highest axis) and 0% score high on the sociopathic axis, 60 or more on a 0 to 100 scale.
  5. 5.The median sociopathic score among 10,000+ takers is 15 out of 100; the top 10% starts at 30.
  6. 6.5% of 10,000+ takers lean narcissistic (their highest axis) and 0% score high on the narcissistic axis, 60 or more on a 0 to 100 scale.
  7. 7.The median narcissistic score among 10,000+ takers is 10 out of 100; the top 10% starts at 25.
  8. 8.6% of 10,000+ takers lean borderline (their highest axis) and 0% score high on the borderline axis, 60 or more on a 0 to 100 scale.
  9. 9.The median borderline score among 10,000+ takers is 10 out of 100; the top 10% starts at 30.
  10. 10.1% of 10,000+ takers lean histrionic (their highest axis) and 0% score high on the histrionic axis, 60 or more on a 0 to 100 scale.
  11. 11.The median histrionic score among 10,000+ takers is 5 out of 100; the top 10% starts at 20.
  12. 12.The most common type among 10,000+ takers is The Balanced (62%); the rarest is The Emperor (5%).
  13. 13.49 timezone regions have thirty or more takes; regions are read from the browser timezone, so "New York" means Eastern-time takers.

Charts as files

Every axis curve, 1200 by 675, dark or light. Free to publish with the citation.

Cite this edition

Batra, K. (2026). The Dark Mirror Index, Edition 212 (n = 12,002) [dataset]. kanikarose.com. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22228971.

Aggregates for this and every edition: open data, CC BY 4.0. All editions: release calendar.

See where you fall, and how far.

Seven minutes, twenty scenarios, then your band and percentile on every axis against everyone above.

Take the Dark Mirror
Your numberTake the Dark Mirror, seven minutes, and see where you land on this curveThe long readDark psychology, the beginner's guideThe bookThe Sociopathic Dating Bible, the instrument this quiz grew out of

Method

The Dark Mirror is a 20-item scenario quiz. Each answer is attributed to one of six axes; a score is the share of your answers that fell to that axis, so scores move in steps of five. Your type is simply your highest axis.

Baseline
0 to 15
Present, not a feature.
Traits
20 to 35
Recognisable and common. Not the person.
Pronounced
40 to 55
The axis is shaping choices.
High
60 to 100
Dominant. The only band to read as the type.

Every axis is read in four bands: baseline (0 to 15), traits (20 to 35), pronounced (40 to 55) and high (60 to 100). Bands are fixed cut points chosen so that high means at least twelve of twenty answers went to one axis. They are the Index's reading aid, not clinical thresholds.

Percentiles are computed against everyone who has taken the quiz and recomputed daily at 09:41 UTC; each recomputation is an edition. Ties are split down the middle: higher than 91% means 91% of takers scored strictly lower, plus half of those who tied.

Regions are browser timezones, so New York means Eastern-time takers rather than the five boroughs; regions with fewer than thirty takes are held back. Nothing here is a population estimate and nothing here is a diagnosis.

Written and read by Kanika Batra, diagnosed ASPD, clinically assessed as Factor 1 psychopathy. An audience portrait, not a census.

The full method, exclusions, reliability and how to cite