World's native token WLD saw its daily unlock rate automatically decline by 43% on July 24, 2026, from approximately 5.1 million to 2.9 million tokens per day. The reduction was hardcoded into the project's onchain contracts from launch and requires no further governance action.
Breakdown by Stakeholder Group
The adjustment cuts across all four allocation categories. Community tokens drop from 3.2 million WLD/day to 1.6 million, a 50% reduction. Tools for Humanity (TFH) team and investor tokens decline from 1.9 million to 1.3 million per day, a 32% cut. The TFH Reserve, holding roughly 1.2 billion unallocated tokens, remains unaffected for now — though any formal assignment before July could alter the rate further.
As of April 10, 2026, 4.9 billion WLD were unlocked, representing 49% of the 10 billion total supply, with 3.3 billion in active circulation. The rest follows a continuous daily release schedule spanning 15 years, with no cliff unlocks.
Extended Vesting and Rebranding History
World launched as Worldcoin in July 2023, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Alex Blania, and Max Novendstern. It rebranded to World in October 2024 alongside the debut of World Chain, an Ethereum Layer2. In July 2024, team and investor tokens faced an extended lockup from three to five years to ease sell pressure.
WLD serves as the network's utility and governance token. Holders can vote on protocol upgrades and resource allocation; in select regions, it functions as payment within the World App. Verified users historically received a ~25 WLD welcome grant plus monthly distributions.
Market Context and Inflation Outlook
At $0.29 per token, WLD is down over 39% year-to-date but posted a 5.6% gain in the last 24 hours. Its all-time high of $11.74 was reached on March 10, 2024 — meaning the token has lost 97.5% of its peak value. The unlock rate cut will slow inflation materially: community unlocks run until July 2038, while investor/team unlocks conclude around 2028-2029.
World's core product remains World ID, a proof-of-personhood system using iris scans via the Orb device to distinguish humans from AI bots. Despite depressed token prices, the automatic supply squeeze gives long-term holders a measurable cushion against continued dilution.