How to Use COUNT in Google Sheets in 2020?

COUNTReturns the number of numeric values in a dataset.

Examples

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Sample Usage

COUNT(A2:A100,B2:B100,4,26)

COUNT(1,2,3,4,5,C6:C20)

Syntax

COUNT(value1, [value2, …])

value1 – The first value or range to consider when counting.

value2, … – [ OPTIONAL ] – Additional values or ranges to consider when counting.

Notes

Although COUNT is specified as taking a maximum of 30 arguments, Google Sheets supports an arbitrary number of arguments for this function.

COUNT counts all numeric values in a dataset, including those which appear more than once. To count unique values, use COUNTUNIQUE.

COUNT counts only numeric values; text values are ignored.

See Also

MODE: Returns the most commonly occurring value in a dataset.

DCOUNTA: Counts values, including text, selected from a database table-like array or range using a SQL-like query.

DCOUNT: Counts numeric values selected from a database table-like array or range using a SQL-like query.

COUNTUNIQUE: Counts the number of unique values in a list of specified values and ranges.

COUNTIF: Returns a conditional count across a range.

COUNTBLANK: Returns the number of empty cells in a given range.

COUNTA:

Returns the number of values in a dataset.