A wireless communication system includes multiple wireless communication devices including a first wireless communication device that centrally controls a plurality of second wireless communication devices and compatible with a multiple wireless communication standards. The multiple wireless communication standards includes a first wireless communication standard and one or more wireless communication standards using a frequency band lower than that of the first wireless communication standard. The first wireless communication device includes a receiver, a determination unit, and a transmitter. The plurality of second wireless communication devices each establish the wireless communication using the first wireless communication standard based on the routing information that each of the plurality of second wireless communication devices itself acquires from the first wireless communication device.