The World Wide Web Consortium ( W3C ) is an organization created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee , in order to continue the development of the web , and its languages . Founded and headed by Tim Berners-Lee , the consortium is made up of member organizations which maintain full-time staff for the purpose of working together in the development of standards for the World Wide Web . As of 18 February 2011 , the World Wide Web Consortium ( W3C ) has 322 members .