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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
Earth (planet), the world we live on
Planetary-mass object, size-based definition of celestial objects

Places

World Island, Afro-Eurasia
The World (archipelago), near Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Businesses and companies

The World (Internet service provider)
The World (nightclub), a defunct club in New York City
The World (WWE), a defunct New York City restaurant
World Publishing Company, a defunct American book publisher

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
Il Globo, an Italian newspaper in Australia
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
Need for Speed: World, a 2010 racing game
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 (book), a collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories by Eric Flint

Film, television and radio

World Channel, formerly PBS World, an American television channel
The World (film), a 2004 Chinese film
The World (radio program), an American public radio news magazine
The World (TV program), an Australian news program
"The World" (The Amazing World of Gumball), a television episode

Music

Bands

This World, an American rock band

Albums

World (album), by D:Ream, 1995
The World (Bennie K album), 2007
The World (U.S. Bombs album), 1999
The World (EP), by 9mm Parabellum Bullet, 2007
Worlds (Joe Lovano album), 1989
Worlds (Porter Robinson album), 2014

Songs

"World" (Bee Gees song), 1967
"World" (Five for Fighting song), 2006
"World" (James Brown song), 1969
"World" (Lindita song), 2017
"World (The Price of Love)", by New Order, 1993
"World", by Richie Sambora from Aftermath of the Lowdown, 2012
"The World" (Angel song), 2013
"The World" (Brad Paisley song), 2006
"The World", by Hardwell, 2011
"The World", by Nightmare from The World Ruler, 2007
"_World", by Seventeen from Sector 17, 2022

Other

World, a computer software suite developed by JD Edwards, a company now owned by Oracle Corporation
MS The World, a cruise ship
Miss World, a beauty contest
The World (Tarot card), a Major Arcana in the tarot deck
Ontological world, by which human beings are able to make sense of things in general, see world disclosure
World view, the framework of ideas and beliefs through which an individual interprets the world
World B. Free (born Lloyd B. Free), an American basketball player
Jerry Rice, nicknamed “World,” an American football player