EX-99.906CERT
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the shareholder report of American Century World Mutual Funds, Inc. (the "Registrant") on Form N-CSR for the period ending November 30, 2009 (the "Report"), we, the undersigned, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
(2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
Date: | January 29, 2010 |
By: | /s/ Jonathan S. Thomas |
Jonathan S. Thomas | |
President | |
(chief executive officer) |
By: | /s/ Robert J. Leach |
Robert J. Leach | |
Vice President, Treasurer, and | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
(chief financial officer) |