Dev Rewards pilot increases to $100K per week as the World ecosystem surpasses 500 Mini Apps

Nearly a year after Mini Apps were first introduced at A New World, developers have built more than 500 Mini Apps for World App’s [insert user # ticker] users. The apps range from DeFi, to art, to new kinds of social networks. Mini Apps are where proof of human meets the real human network.

With more than 2 million daily opens and over 100 million WLD transacted in Mini Apps, the opportunities for devs aren’t showing any signs of slowing down. The community has hosted developer meetups from Taiwan to California to Argentina. Some Mini App developers have raised capital to continue expanding their projects.

The secret sauce? World App’s unique mix of broad distribution, seamless payment infrastructure and an underlying proof of human protocol.

Dev Rewards pilot expands

To complement the continued growth of the ecosystem, World Foundation is increasing Mini App Developer Rewards from $25,000 to $100,000 per week.

From September 29 to December 31, 2025, developers will be rewarded based on the real usage and impact of their Mini Apps with bigger rewards and clearer metrics. The goal of these incentives is to:

• Give new ideas immediate support to get off the ground;
• Push live products to reach more consistent, repeatable usage; and
• Create a shared scoreboard where teams can see what resonates, learn from each other, and improve faster.

Learn more and apply here.

Mini Apps incubator: results from the World Build 2 hackathon

To support continued ecosystem growth and success, World Build 2 – an immersive, global program for bold founders to build breakthrough applications for World Network – is underway.

After 200+ applications from 30+ cities around the globe – and nearly 70 final project submissions – the results are in. Winners will soon head to Buenos Aires for a week-long build retreat and to participate in ongoing virtual cohort programming include:

• Fram3s: A gamified video collection Mini App that lets you join campaigns, submit short clips, and earn rewards while helping build decentralized AI-ready datasets
• Valor: A hyperlocal alternative data marketplace
• Whole World Catalog: A human-verified catalog of cultural references where users curate, rank, and earn rewards for surfacing the most interesting media

Interested in building a Mini App?  Learn more about how to get started at docs.world.org, access special perks, and come build with us.