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COUNTA
COUNTA counts every non-blank cell, unlike COUNT which only counts numbers. It is the right tool for tallying responses, names, or any mix of text and numbers.
Excel
=COUNTA(A2:A4)Google Sheets
=COUNTA(A2:A4)✓
Verified example
Computed by a real spreadsheet engine on the sample data below.
| Name |
| Ann |
| Bob |
=COUNTA(A2:A4)→2
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How it works
- 1A2:A4 is the range to inspect.
- 2Blank cells are skipped; everything else is counted.
- 3Here Ann and Bob are counted (2); the empty cell is ignored.