World
World is an ambitious platform designed to give people everywhere a secure digital identity and access to a cryptocurrency-powered financial ecosystem. Founded in 2019 by Alex Blania and Sam Altman, the project aims to become the world’s largest and most inclusive identity and financial public utility, ensuring shared ownership for all. Developed by Tools for Humanity, a global technology company specializing in digital identity solutions and blockchain innovation, World equips individuals and organizations with the tools to participate fully in the digital economy and drive human progress.
ABOUT WORLD
World is an innovative project building a privacy-preserving global digital identity and financial network.
Its mission is to create the world’s largest and most inclusive identity and economic system, ensuring equitable access for all.
The platform provides every person with a secure, convenient way to prove they are a real human—distinguishing people from bots and AI algorithms.
At its core, World integrates three key components: World ID, the Orb, and World App—designed to deliver secure, decentralized identity verification and financial tools to billions of users worldwide.
Tools for Humanity, the company behind World, develops advanced hardware, software, and blockchain infrastructure to verify human identity, protect privacy, and expand participation in the digital economy.
CORE SOLUTIONS
World ID
A privacy-focused, decentralized digital identity that proves a user is a unique human without revealing personal data, enabling secure access and verification across apps and services.
World App
A repository for users' World IDs and provides access to a growing list of decentralized finance applications, cryptocurrency, and financial tools.
World Chain
It is the blockchain infrastructure that supports the World ecosystem’s operations, enabling interoperability with other blockchain networks.
Worldcoin
Worldcoin is the native cryptocurrency token. It is an ERC-20 token on the Ethereum blockchain designed to be widely distributed to users who verify their identity through the Orb and World ID system.