World Organization of the Scout Movement
Also known as WOSM, World Scouting
international scouting organization
Key facts
- Previous name
- The International Conference of the Boy Scout Movement
- Headquarters
- corporate office: Geneva , Switzerland secretary general's office: Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
- Country
- 176 countries
- Membership
- 176 organizations which have around 51.4 million participants (2023)
- Chair
- Daniël Corsen
- Vice chairs
- Julius Kramer, Mori Cheng
- Secretary general
- David Berg
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- Official website
- www.scout.org
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The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM /ˈwʊzəm/), branded as World Scouting since 2024, is the largest and, after the Order of World Scouts (formed in 1911), is the second-oldest international organisation in the Scout Movement, having been established in 1922 as The International Conference of the Boy Scout Movement. It has 176 members. These members are national scout organisations that founded WOSM or have subsequently been recognised by WOSM, which in 2025 collectively have around 51.4 million participants (up from 43 million in 2022), and a reach of 60 million young people. Its operational headquarters is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, although it is legally based in Geneva, Switzerland.