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    World

    Also appeared as Worldcoin

    World is being built so every human benefits from the age of AI. Distinguish between humans and AI online. Access universally inclusive finance. And connect with other real humans. It's free to join and designed to be owned by everyone.

    world.org ↗@worldnetwork ↗
    Prize money awarded
    $411,922
    Prizes
    799
    Winning projects
    799
    Hackathons
    29
    Largest prize
    $10,000
    Active
    2022–2026

    What they reward

    Tech their winners favour

    Share of World's winners using it, against all entries at the same hackathons.

    • world-id48% of winners · 9% of entries
    • optimism11% of winners · 7% of entries
    • zk12% of winners · 8% of entries
    • ipfs17% of winners · 12% of entries
    • nextjs33% of winners · 26% of entries
    • polygon18% of winners · 15% of entries

    Recurring prizes

    Tracks offered at more than one hackathon.

    • Best Mini App6 hackathons · about $14,833 · last 2025
    • Pool Prize6 hackathons · about $2,500 · last 2024
    • Worldcoin6 hackathons · about $20,000 · last 2023
    • Best Governance App5 hackathons · about $2,500 · last 2024
    • World Pool Prize4 hackathons · about $2,750 · last 2025
    • Best Public Goods Use Case4 hackathons · about $2,500 · last 2024
    • Most Creative Use Case4 hackathons · about $2,500 · last 2024
    • Best Use of World ID3 hackathons · about $10,000 · last 2024

    Hackathons

    1. Tokyo 2026 Sep 25–27, 2026$15KPresenter6$15K
    2. ETHOnline 2026 Sep 4–16, 2026$7KCore6$7K
    3. Lisbon 2026 Jul 24–26, 2026$15KPresenter10$15K
    4. New York 2026 Jun 12–14, 2026$15KCore9$15K
    5. Cannes 2026 Apr 3–5, 2026$20KPresenter9$20K
    6. Buenos Aires Nov 21–23, 2025$20KPresenter37$20K
    7. New Delhi Sep 26–28, 2025$10KGold5$10K
    8. Cannes Jul 4–6, 2025$20KPresenter45$20K
    9. Prague May 30 – Jun 1, 2025$10KGold5$10K
    10. Taipei Apr 4–6, 2025$20KPresenter37$20K
    11. Bangkok Nov 15–17, 2024$20KPresenter77$20K
    12. Singapore Sep 20–22, 2024$20KPresenter57$20K
    13. Superhack 2024 Aug 2–16, 2024$20KPresenter73$20K
    14. Brussels Jul 12–14, 2024$20KPresenter41$20K
    15. Sydney May 3–5, 2024$20KPresenter29$20K
    16. London Mar 15–17, 2024$20KPresenter42$19.9K
    17. Istanbul Nov 17–19, 2023$20KPresenter41$20K
    18. New York Sep 22–24, 2023$20KPresenter20$20K
    19. Superhack Aug 4–18, 2023$20K–45$20K
    20. Paris Jul 21–23, 2023$20KPresenter29$20K
    21. Waterloo Jun 23–25, 2023$20K–14$20K
    22. Lisbon May 12–14, 2023$20K–15$20K
    23. Tokyo Apr 14–16, 2023$20K–22$20K
    24. ETHIndia 2022 Dec 2–4, 2022––25–
    25. ETHSanFrancisco 2022 Nov 4–6, 2022––28–
    26. ETHBogotá Oct 7–9, 2022––15–
    27. ETHOnline 2022 Sep 2–28, 2022––27–
    28. ETHMexico Aug 19–21, 2022––9–
    29. ETHNewYork 2022 Jun 24–26, 2022––21–

    Winners

    All 799 winning projects →

    EthDrive

    +7

    Here’s a wallet like you’ve never seen before—Google Drive for your assets. Organize and manage your assets with a directory structure, trade them, and even connect your directories to dApps.

    $27,549 · Conduit · Best Rollup on Conduit · +10 more

    ZKredentials

    +3

    ZKredentials: Decentralized, trustless resume verification for anon devs. Powered by zk-SNARKs, Ethereum & IPFS. Showcase skills, maintain privacy, & prove expertise in a secure ecosystem. Join our mission to revolutionize talent discovery & validation!

    $13,760 · Gnosis Chain · 🥇 Gnosis Chain — Best Use · +6 more

    Repo Rewards

    +1

    RepoRewards is a cool blockchain-based platform designed to make rewarding open-source contributions on GitHub super easy and transparent.

    $9,549 · Optimism · Vote! · +4 more

    VEIL VPN

    Verifiable Encrypted Internet Layer, is the pay as you go VPN protocol that proves no logs are kept.

    $9,000 · World · Best use of World ID 4.0 · +3 more

    Zero Guard

    +4

    A decentralized zero knowledge powered AI Red Team Network that improves diversity, safety to AI through community

    $8,506 · Alliance · 🏆 Alliance — Most Likely to be Startup · +7 more

    Clarity

    +1

    Clarity is a payment gateway designed to tackle the multibillion-dollar problem of fake reviews by enabling seamless, verifiable on-chain payments and reviews.

    $8,500 · Worldcoin · Best Use of World ID · +4 more

    AirdropFi

    +3

    Standard airdrops give away tokens, which users usually sell instantly. With AirdropFi protocols can airdrop vested DeFi positions to keep users active and involved in the protocol.

    $7,683 + 1,250 MNT · Spark · Best use of SparkLend · +6 more