Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 shares
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	WORLDS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000001961
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current?	Yes
Is Entity Emerging Growth Company?	false
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	56,814,833
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018