worldwide

American  

[wurld-wahyd] / ˈwɜrldˈwaɪd /

Or world-wide

adjective

1. throughout the world; extending or spread throughout the world.

   A few years later, the Beatles had skyrocketed to worldwide fame.

   This position will require you to travel worldwide.

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worldwide British  

/ ˈwɜːldˈwaɪd /

adjective

1. applying or extending throughout the world; universal

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Etymology

Origin of worldwide

First recorded in 1625–35; world ( def. ) + -wide ( def. )

Example Sentences

For example, worldwide semiconductor billings growth peaked in August 2000, six months after the late March 2000 dot-com-era peak for stocks, said the pair.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Coffee is not just a morning ritual, repeated worldwide: in fact, it's an insight into the modern global economy.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Governments and tech firms worldwide are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into AI data centres that can train and run tools such as chatbots, image generators and agents.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Their small-time scheme ultimately disrupts the means of production worldwide.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

This was an extraordinary range of experimentation unmatched by its rivals: in 1939 Birge calculated that the Rad Lab had discovered more than half of all isotopes identified by cyclotrons worldwide.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Related Words

• comprehensive
• extensive
• global
• international
• multinational