The world is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth.
World, worlds or the world may also refer to:
Astronomy
Universe, all of space and time and their contents
Planetary-mass object, size-based definition of celestial objects
Planet
Natural satellite
Dwarf planet
Earth, the planet humans live on
Places
The World (archipelago), near Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Businesses and companies
The World (Internet service provider)
The World (nightclub), a defunct nightclub in New York City
World (blockchain), a cryptocurrency project formerly known as Worldcoin
WWF New York, a defunct nightclub in New York City that later became known as The World
Periodicals
The World (Coos Bay), a Coos Bay, Oregon newspaper
Tulsa World, a Tulsa, Oklahoma newspaper
The World (South African newspaper), a former Johannesburg newspaper
The World (1753 newspaper), a former London newspaper
The World (journal), a British weekly paper published from 1874 to 1920
The World (Hobart), a former newspaper published in Hobart, Tasmania
World (magazine), an evangelical news magazine
The World, a 2004 proposed newspaper by Stephen Glover
El Mundo (Spain), a Spanish newspaper
Le Monde, a French newspaper
Die Welt, a German newspaper
National Geographic World, a former name of the magazine National Geographic Kids
New York World, a former New York City newspaper (1860–1931)
The Evening World, a former New York City newspaper (1887–1931)
The World Weekly, an international online newspaper created in 2012
Gaming
The World (.hack), a fictional game in the franchise .hack
Level (video gaming)
Literature
The World (book), a philosophy book by René Descartes
"The World", a fictional lab by Weapon Plus in Marvel Comics
The World, the name of the Stand used by main antagonist DIO in the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, named after the Tarot card
The World: A Brief Introduction, a 2020 book by Richard N. Haass
Worlds (short story collection), a collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories by Eric Flint
Entertainment
Television shows and episodes
The World (TV program), an Australian news program
The World with Yalda Hakim, a British news programme
"The World" (The Amazing World of Gumball), a television episode
Other
The World (film), a 2004 Chinese film
The World (radio program), an American public radio news magazine
Media
Television channels
BTV World, a defunct Bangladeshi television channel
BBC World (later BBC World News), the former name of BBC News (international TV channel)
Carlton World, a defunct British television channel
CBC Newsworld, the former name of Canadian television news channel CBC News Network
CBC Newsworld International, a defunct television news channel
CNBC World, an American television business news channel
ERT World, the former name of Greek television channel ERT Cosmos
PTV World, a Pakistani television news channel
SVT World, a defunct Swedish television channel