Back W3C Afrikaans رابطة الشبكة العالمية Arabic World Wide Web Consortium AST World Wide Web Consortium Azerbaijani W3C Bashkir Кансорцыум Сусветнага павуціння Byelorussian World Wide Web Consortium Bulgarian ওয়ার্ল্ড ওয়াইড ওয়েব কনসোর্টিয়াম Bengali/Bangla World Wide Web Consortium Breton World Wide Web Consortium BS
 Logo since 1997 | |
| Abbreviation | W3C |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1 October 1994 |
| Type | Standards organization |
| Purpose | Developing protocols and guidelines that ensure long-term growth for the Web |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′43″N 71°05′26″W / 42.36194°N 71.09056°W |
Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | 460 member organizations[2] |
Director | Tim Berners-Lee |
Staff | 63 |
| Website | w3 |
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web. Founded in 1994 and led by Tim Berners-Lee, the consortium is made up of member organizations that maintain full-time staff working together in the development of standards for the World Wide Web. As of 5 March 2023,[update] W3C had 462 members.[3][2] W3C also engages in education and outreach, develops software and serves as an open forum for discussion about the Web.
- ^ "W3C Invites Chinese Web Developers, Industry, Academia to Assume Greater Role in Global Web Innovation". W3C. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Current Members & Testimonials". World Wide Web Consortium. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "About us". W3C. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.