World Wide Web Consortium

World Wide Web Consortium
	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	4 offices Main Office: MIT/CSAIL, US ; ERCIM, France ; Keio University/SFC, Japan ; Beihang University, China; ; ;
Coordinates	42°21′43″N 71°05′26″W
Region served	Worldwide
Membership	460 member organizations
Director	Tim Berners-Lee
Staff	63
Website	www.w3.org

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, W3C had 462 members. W3C also engages in education and outreach, develops software and serves as an open forum for discussion about the Web.

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