If you are unfamiliar with inputting formulas into Microsoft Excel, the much simpler way to get the number of unique values in an Excel column is through a filter.

Learn how to count the number of unique and distinct values in a column based on data in another column using array in Microsof Excel.

The UNIQUE function in Excel 365 is designed to extract distinct values from a given range of data.

The COUNTIF () function counts the number of cells in range that satisfy criteria. Now, we don’t want a count, but we know that a unique value will return the value 1.

Thankfully, Microsoft Excel's COUNTIF formula swoops in to save the day. It lets you count cells based on specific text or conditions, turning your spreadsheet chaos into organized data magic.

If you wish to count the same or duplicate values in a column only once in Excel or the count of occurances of duplicate values, read this article.

The article, How to highlight unique values in Excel, shows two easy ways to apply conditional formatting to unique values or the row that contains a unique value. In this article, we’ll do the ...