A web page from Wikipedia displayed in Google Chrome The World Wide Web (also known as WWW, W3, or simply the Web) [1] is an information system that enables content sharing over the Internet through user-friendly interfaces designed to appeal to users beyond IT specialists and hobbyists. [2] It facilitates access to documents and other web resources according to specific rules of the Hypertext ...
World Wide Web, the leading information retrieval service of the Internet (the worldwide computer network). The Web gives users access to a vast array of content that is connected by means of hyperlinks, electronic connections that link related pieces of information.
Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world.
In 2009, Sir Tim co-founded the World Wide Web Foundation with Rosemary Leith. The Web Foundation is fighting for the web we want: a web that is safe, empowering and for everyone. Please do explore our site and our work. We hope you’ll be inspired by our vision and decide to take action.