The new World ID and the partners bringing proof of human to the internet

At Lift Off in San Francisco, World shared its vision for the next chapter of proof of human, and the partners, products, and protocol upgrades that accelerate every human in the age of AI.

The new World ID: full-stack proof of human

The centerpiece of Lift Off is the most significant World ID protocol upgrade to date. The new World ID introduces an account-based architecture that makes private proof of human more secure and portable. Key rotation, recovery, multi-key support, and session management bring the protocol to production grade for enterprises and consumers alike. One-time-use nullifiers strengthen anonymity guarantees, and a new open-source SDK means any app can now serve as a World ID authenticator.

Alongside the protocol, World introduced the World ID app, a dedicated experience for managing and using proof of human across the internet, releasing first as a public beta.

For a deeper look at the technical architecture, read the full announcement.

World for people: Tinder, Concert Kit, and the platforms people use every day

Proof of human is arriving on the consumer platforms where trust matters most.

Tinder is expanding its World ID integration to the United States. Verified humans get a unique badge on their profile and five free Boosts to stand out, bringing World ID’s proof of human to Tinder at scale. The expanded partnership with Match Group joins a growing roster of consumer platforms adopting the technology, including Razer, which is establishing Razer ID verified by World ID as the standard for human-first gaming, and Mythical Games, which is extending proof of human to player-owned game economies.

Concert Kit, a new tool from World and powered by World ID, gives artists the ability to reserve tickets for verified humans. It launches with the Bruno Mars World Tour featuring DJ Pee .Wee (aka Anderson .Paak), who joined the Lift Off stage to announce the partnership. Verified humans will have exclusive access to VIP suite experiences at select tour stops. And to mark the occasion, DJ Pee .Wee performed tonight at The Midway in San Francisco for more than 1,000 verified fans.

Read the full Concert Kit announcement.

World for business: Zoom and Docusign integrate proof of human

The new World ID introduces a concept at the heart of enterprise adoption: human continuity. Rather than verifying devices or credentials, World ID verifies the human.

Zoom is the first communications platform to offer integration of Deep Face directly into its meetings product. The integration delivers a hardware-backed root of trust through a three-way match: the cryptographically signed image taken when the participant originally verified at an Orb, a real-time Face Auth liveness selfie taken on the participant's device, and the live video frame that other participants see on screen. When all three match, the result is confirmation, with high assurance, that the person on the call is the real, verified human who is expected. The integration analyzes video only, not audio.

Docusign and World are teaming up to bring proof of human into the document signing trust model. Through World ID, signers can confirm specific attributes about themselves, proving they are human and not a bot. This establishes a foundation for human continuity in agreement workflows – giving actions, whether performed directly or delegated, ties back to a verified human.

Read the full announcement here.

Proof of human for the agentic web

As AI agents increasingly act on behalf of real people, the infrastructure to prove a human stands behind each agent becomes critical. World announced new capabilities expanding proof of human into agentic workflows powered by AgentKit.

World is teaming up with Vercel to bring “human in the loop” to developers building on Vercel's new open source Workflow SDK. Developers can add a step to any workflow or agent to require human verification, and every verification is viewable inside each workflow execution for full auditability. The result is a provable record that a human was in the loop when it mattered most. This feature is live today, and it can be installed from npm.

Okta is planning to build a new product: Human Principal. Human Principal will allow API builders to verify whether a human stands behind an agent and its actions, and enforce policies accordingly. Humans will be able to verify themselves using a number of verification methods, and obtain device-bound cryptographic proof that carries across products without requiring cumbersome re-verification. World ID, slated to become one of the first Human Principal integration partners, is set to provide Human Principal a privacy-preserving, user-friendly, and ubiquitous proof of human verification method.*

Read the full announcement.

Bringing utility to the real human network

The real human network now spans nearly 18 million verified humans across 160 countries. With the new World ID, an expanding roster of partners across enterprise, consumer, and agentic platforms, and a protocol built for the next order of magnitude, proof of human is becoming foundational infrastructure for the internet.

Every announcement today points in the same direction: the experiences and systems people depend on work better when you can confirm that a real human is involved. World ID makes that possible, privately and at scale.

Get your free World ID at world.org/find-orb. Developers can explore the documentation at docs.world.org. Businesses interested in integrating World ID can visit world.org/world-id.

*Any mention of future products, features, functionalities, or certifications in this blog is for informational purposes only. These items are not commitments  to deliver and should not be relied upon to make purchasing decisions.