World Wide Web Consortium

World Wide Web Consortium
	Logo since 2025
Abbreviation	W3C
Formation	1 October 1994
Founder	Tim Berners-Lee
Type	Standards organization
Headquarters	Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Locations	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 / 42.36194°N 71.09056°W
Region served	Worldwide
Members	331 member organizations (2026)
CEO	Seth Dobbs
Staff	53 (2025)
Website	www.w3.org

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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web. Founded in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee, the consortium is made up of member organizations that maintain full-time staff working together in the development of technical standards for the World Wide Web. As of March 2026, W3C has 331 members. The organization has been led by CEO Seth Dobbs since October 2023. W3C also engages in education and outreach, develops software and serves as an open forum for discussion about the Web.