According to Foresight News , World has announced that it has entered the third phase of "The Simple Plan" (Reach critical scale and initial utility), shifting its growth model from early token incentives to utility-driven growth. The current focus is on advancing World ID across three main scenarios: enterprise (partnering with Zoom, Okta, and DocuSign to launch products like Deep Face), personal (Tinder for verifying real humans, Concert Kit for reserving real tickets for concerts), and AI Agent (launching AgentKit to support human delegation and verification).
At the operational level, World will concentrate resources in a few high-density, high-application-scenario cities, including San Francisco and New York in the United States, as well as the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and South Korea, while reducing the physical operating area in non-key areas. On the hardware side, the next-generation Orb will shift to a self-service model, aiming to achieve 95% self-service operation by the end of 2026. Furthermore, World ID 4.0 introduces a fee mechanism, allowing credential issuers and protocols to charge users through World ID, while end users can still use the protocol for free.
