According to the news on January 10, 2025, World (formerly known as Worldcoin), the digital identity project supported by Sam Altman, has verified more than 10 million users, with over 20 million World App downloads, covering more than 160 countries.

Worldcoin was co-founded in 2019 by Sam Altman, Max Novendstern, and Alex Blania with the aim of building a globally inclusive financial and identity system that is accessible to all, with a particular focus on countering the proliferation of AI by proving human identity. In October 2024, Worldcoin announced a name change to World to better reflect the project's new mission of "accelerating every human being". The goal is to create a global identity system while distributing a new cryptocurrency to all those who verify their identity for financial inclusion and secure verification of digital identity.