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World Wide Web Consortium
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main international standards organization for the World Wide Web
The World Wide Web Consortium is the main international organization that sets technical standards for how the World Wide Web works. It matters because these standards help ensure that websites and web technologies function consistently and compatibly across different browsers and devices worldwide.
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- Type
- Other
- Founded
- 1994
- Location
- Cambridge, United States
- Also known as
- W3C
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.507688.4 · ISNI 0000 0000 8190 7712
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W3C
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops standards and guidelines to help everyone build a web based on the principles of accessibility, internationalization, privacy and security.
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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