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    Conditional sums and counts

    COUNTIFS function playground

    Counts the rows that meet several conditions at once.

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    How COUNTIFS works

    COUNTIFS lines up the ranges row by row. A row is counted only when it passes every condition.

    All the ranges must be the same size. Put two conditions on the same column to count values between two limits.

    Syntax

    =COUNTIFS(criteria_range1, criteria1, [criteria_range2, criteria2], ...)
    ArgumentWhat it means
    criteria_range1requiredThe first range to test.
    criteria1requiredThe condition for that range.
    criteria_range2, criteria2, ...optionalMore pairs. A row counts only if every condition is met.

    Examples

    FormulaWhat it doesResult
    =COUNTIFS(B2:B11,I1,D2:D11,I2)Sales of the product in I2 in the region in I1.2
    =COUNTIFS(E2:E11,">=2",E2:E11,"<=4")Sales of 2 to 4 units.7
    =COUNTIFS(C2:C11,"Ana",F2:F11,">1500")Ana's sales above 1,500.2
    =COUNTIFS(A2:A11,">="&DATE(2026,3,1))Sales on or after 1 March 2026.4

    Common mistakes

    Ranges of different sizesEvery criteria range must have the same number of rows, or COUNTIFS returns #VALUE!.
    Expecting ORCOUNTIFS combines conditions with AND. Add two COUNTIFS for OR.

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