Apache Spark

open-source data analytics cluster computing framework
Organization software_framework Q7573619
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Apache Spark was founded on May 30, 2014 . It is an organization focused on big data processing and analytics.

Apache Spark

Summary

Apache Spark is a software framework[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of software_framework entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,585 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Apache Spark's field of work was big data[3].
  • Apache Spark's field of work was distributed computing[4].
  • Apache Spark's field of work was machine learning[5].
  • Apache Spark's field of work was functional programming[6].
  • Apache Spark's field of work was database[7].
  • Apache Spark's instance of is recorded as software framework[8].
  • Apache Spark's instance of is recorded as machine learning framework[9].
  • Apache Spark's instance of is recorded as cloud computing[10].
  • Apache Spark's instance of is recorded as free software[11].
  • Apache Spark's instance of is recorded as Apache Software Foundation project[12].
  • Apache Spark's founder is recorded as Matei Zaharia[13].
  • Apache Spark's developer is recorded as Apache Software Foundation[14].
  • Apache Spark's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[15].
  • Apache Spark's programmed in is recorded as Scala[16].
  • Apache Spark's programmed in is recorded as Java[17].
  • Apache Spark's programmed in is recorded as Python[18].
  • Apache Spark's programmed in is recorded as R[19].
  • Apache Spark's programmed in is recorded as Q47607[20].
  • Apache Spark's programmed in is recorded as Java Database Connectivity[21].
  • Apache Spark's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[22].
  • Apache Spark's operating system is recorded as Linux[23].
  • Apache Spark's operating system is recorded as macOS[24].
  • Apache Spark's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.1[25].
  • Apache Spark's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.1[26].
  • Apache Spark's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.0[27].

Body

Founding

Apache Spark's founder is recorded as Matei Zaharia[13].

Industry

Fields of work include big data[3], a buzzword[28]; distributed computing[4], a field of study[29]; machine learning[5], an academic discipline[30]; functional programming[6], a programming paradigm[31]; and database[7].

Why It Matters

Apache Spark ranks in the top 2% of software_framework entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,585 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . spark.apache.org. Retrieved . spark.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . spark.apache.org. Retrieved . spark.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . spark.apache.org. Retrieved . spark.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier 1.2.1, 1.4.1, 1.4.0 +89
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 4.0.3, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/2da2bf848d2d|details]])"
  2. 6w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier 1.2.1, 1.4.1, 1.4.0 +89
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