Approximation algorithm

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Approximation algorithm

Quality:

Approximation algorithm - class of algorithms that find approximate solutions to optimization problems. Article “Approximation algorithm” in English Wikipedia has 41.2 points for quality (as of July 1, 2026). The article contains 23 references and 12 sections.

In this language version of Wikipedia the article has the best quality. Also, this article is the most popular in that (English) language version.

In June 2026 the article “Approximation algorithm” was edited by 1 authors in English Wikipedia and written by 1 authors in all languages.

Since the creation of article “Approximation algorithm”, its content was written by 76 registered users of English Wikipedia and edited by 334 registered Wikipedia users in all languages.

The article is cited 438 times in English Wikipedia and cited 1287 times in all languages.

The highest Authors Interest rank from 2001:

  • Local (English): #34568 in April 2004
  • Global: #13719 in April 2004

The highest popularity rank from 2008:

  • Local (English): #39181 in May 2013
  • Global: #68516 in May 2013

There are 19 language versions for this article in the WikiRank database (of the considered 55 Wikipedia language editions).

The quality and popularity assessment was based on Wikipédia dumps from July 1, 2026 (including revision history and pageviews for previous years).

The table below shows the language versions of the article with the highest quality.

Languages with the highest quality

#LanguageQuality gradeQuality score
1English (en)
Approximation algorithm
41.2445
2Arabic (ar)
خوارزمية التقريب
26.6253
3Russian (ru)
Аппроксимационный алгоритм
25.2179
4Ukrainian (uk)
Апроксимаційний алгоритм
24.3813
5French (fr)
Algorithme d'approximation
24.3497
6Portuguese (pt)
Algoritmo de aproximação
21.218
7Chinese (zh)
近似算法
20.0256
8Hebrew (he)
אלגוריתם קירוב
19.4443
9Serbian (sr)
Апроксимациони алгоритам
19.3852
10Italian (it)
Algoritmo di approssimazione
18.1713
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The following table shows the most popular language versions of the article.

Most popular in all the time

The most popular language versions of the article "Approximation algorithm" in all the time
#LanguagePopularity awardRelative popularity
1English (en)
Approximation algorithm
873 090
2German (de)
Approximationsalgorithmus
144 702
3Japanese (ja)
近似アルゴリズム
101 624
4French (fr)
Algorithme d'approximation
69 254
5Chinese (zh)
近似算法
63 110
6Polish (pl)
Algorytm aproksymacyjny
40 284
7Spanish (es)
Algoritmo de aproximación
38 010
8Russian (ru)
Аппроксимационный алгоритм
30 218
9Hebrew (he)
אלגוריתם קירוב
28 718
10Persian (fa)
الگوریتم تقریبی
28 018
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest popularity in the last month.

Most popular in June 2026

The most popular language versions of the article "Approximation algorithm" in June 2026
#LanguagePopularity awardRelative popularity
1English (en)
Approximation algorithm
1 228
2German (de)
Approximationsalgorithmus
227
3Chinese (zh)
近似算法
107
4French (fr)
Algorithme d'approximation
103
5Japanese (ja)
近似アルゴリズム
97
6Polish (pl)
Algorytm aproksymacyjny
46
7Portuguese (pt)
Algoritmo de aproximação
32
8Persian (fa)
الگوریتم تقریبی
30
9Hebrew (he)
אלגוריתם קירוב
30
10Russian (ru)
Аппроксимационный алгоритм
28
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest Authors’ Interest.

The highest AI

Language versions of the article "Approximation algorithm" with the highest Authors Interest (number of authors). Only registered Wikipedia users were taken into account.
#LanguageAI awardRelative AI
1English (en)
Approximation algorithm
76
2German (de)
Approximationsalgorithmus
52
3French (fr)
Algorithme d'approximation
36
4Hebrew (he)
אלגוריתם קירוב
25
5Japanese (ja)
近似アルゴリズム
21
6Portuguese (pt)
Algoritmo de aproximação
15
7Vietnamese (vi)
Thuật toán xấp xỉ
15
8Chinese (zh)
近似算法
14
9Russian (ru)
Аппроксимационный алгоритм
12
10Persian (fa)
الگوریتم تقریبی
10
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest Authors’ Interest in the last month.

The highest AI in June 2026

Language versions of the article "Approximation algorithm" with the highest AI in June 2026
#LanguageAI awardRelative AI
1English (en)
Approximation algorithm
1
2Arabic (ar)
خوارزمية التقريب
0
3Czech (cs)
Aproximační algoritmy
0
4German (de)
Approximationsalgorithmus
0
5Spanish (es)
Algoritmo de aproximación
0
6Persian (fa)
الگوریتم تقریبی
0
7French (fr)
Algorithme d'approximation
0
8Hebrew (he)
אלגוריתם קירוב
0
9Italian (it)
Algoritmo di approssimazione
0
10Japanese (ja)
近似アルゴリズム
0
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest number of citations.

The highest CI

Language versions of the article "Approximation algorithm" with the highest Citation Index (CI)
#LanguageCI awardRelative CI
1English (en)
Approximation algorithm
438
2Japanese (ja)
近似アルゴリズム
173
3French (fr)
Algorithme d'approximation
146
4Chinese (zh)
近似算法
86
5Russian (ru)
Аппроксимационный алгоритм
64
6Persian (fa)
الگوریتم تقریبی
58
7German (de)
Approximationsalgorithmus
52
8Ukrainian (uk)
Апроксимаційний алгоритм
48
9Spanish (es)
Algoritmo de aproximación
47
10Portuguese (pt)
Algoritmo de aproximação
40
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Quality measures

Interwikis

#LanguageValue
arArabic
خوارزمية التقريب
csCzech
Aproximační algoritmy
deGerman
Approximationsalgorithmus
enEnglish
Approximation algorithm
esSpanish
Algoritmo de aproximación
faPersian
الگوریتم تقریبی
frFrench
Algorithme d'approximation
heHebrew
אלגוריתם קירוב
itItalian
Algoritmo di approssimazione
jaJapanese
近似アルゴリズム
koKorean
근사 알고리즘
plPolish
Algorytm aproksymacyjny
ptPortuguese
Algoritmo de aproximação
ruRussian
Аппроксимационный алгоритм
srSerbian
Апроксимациони алгоритам
thThai
ขั้นตอนวิธีการประมาณ
ukUkrainian
Апроксимаційний алгоритм
viVietnamese
Thuật toán xấp xỉ
zhChinese
近似算法

Popularity rank trends

Best Rank English:
#39181
05.2013
Global:
#68516
05.2013

AI rank trends

Best Rank English:
#34568
04.2004
Global:
#13719
04.2004

Languages comparison

Important global interconnections (July 2025 – June 2026)

Wikipedia readers most often find their way to information on Approximation algorithm from Wikipedia articles about Theory of computation, Combinatorial optimization, Numerical analysis, Bin packing problem and Newtons method. Whereas reading the article about Approximation algorithm people most often go to Wikipedia articles on Greedy algorithm, NP-hard, Performance guarantee, P versus NP problem and Semidefinite programming.

Cumulative results of quality and popularity of the Wikipedia article

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