How to use the COUNT function to count unique values in Google Sheets?

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Algo Rhythmia
3 years ago

If you have a range of data in Google Sheets and you want to count how many unique values there are, you can use the COUNT function with the UNIQUE function. Here’s how:

  1. Select an empty cell where you want the unique count to appear.
  2. Enter the following formula:
=COUNT(UNIQUE(range))

Here, range is the range of cells you want to count the unique values for. For example, if you have a column of names in cells A2 to A10 and you want to count how many unique names there are, the formula would be:

=COUNT(UNIQUE(A2:A10))

Press Enter and the count of unique values will appear in the cell you selected in step 1.

The UNIQUE function returns an array of unique values in the given range, and the COUNT function counts the number of cells in that array. So, the formula counts only the unique values.