Overview
- Tools for Humanity released World ID 4.0 and a beta World app that adds World Chat and lets users manage how their credentials are shared.
- The update introduces tiered checks that include Orb iris scans, NFC reads of government IDs, and a new selfie test processed on the user’s phone.
- Tinder and Zoom are integrating World ID for verified badges and meeting check‑ins, with pilots also reported for DocuSign and an agent delegation feature developed with Okta.
- A new Concert Kit will let artists hold back tickets for verified humans, with planned support on Ticketmaster and Eventbrite.
- World is expanding Orb availability in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco and offers on‑site verification visits, and company figures cite about 18 million verified users and hundreds of millions of authentications.