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==Membership==
The Consortium is governed by its membership. The list of members is available to the public.<ref name="MembersList2">{{cite web |title=Current Members & Testimonials |url=https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Member/List |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305123855/https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Member/List |archive-date=5 March 2023 |access-date=5 March 2023 |publisher=World Wide Web Consortium}}</ref> Members include businesses, nonprofit organizations, universities, governmental entities, and individuals.<ref name="membershipreq">{{cite web|url = http://www.w3.org/Consortium/membership-faq|title = Membership FAQ |website=W3C|access-date =7 August 2010 |year = 2010}}</ref>

Membership requirements are transparent except for one requirement: An application for membership must be reviewed and approved by the W3C. Many guidelines and requirements are stated in detail, but there is no final guideline about the process or standards by which membership might be finally approved or denied.<ref name="membershipjoin">{{cite web|url = http://www.w3.org/Consortium/join|title = Join W3C|access-date =14 September 2008|last = Jacobs| first = Ian |year = 2008}}</ref>

The cost of membership is given on a sliding scale, depending on the character of the organization applying and the country in which it is located.<ref>[https://www.w3.org/Consortium/fees.php?showall=1 W3C Membership Fee Calculator]</ref> Countries are categorized by the [[World Bank]]'s most recent grouping by [[gross national income]] per capita.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/DATASTATISTICS/0,,contentMDK:20420458~menuPK:64133156~pagePK:64133150~piPK:64133175~theSitePK:239419,00.html |title=World Bank Country Classification |publisher=Web.worldbank.org |access-date=3 July 2010}}</ref>