=COUNTIFS(rng,"<>x",rng,"<>y")

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Count cells not equal to

Count cells not equal to many things

To count cells not equal to this or that, you can use the COUNTIFS function with multiple criteria.

In the example shown, there is a simple list of colors in column B. There are 6 cells total with a color, and a few are duplicates.

To count the number of cells that are not equal to "red" or "blue", the formula in E6 is:

=COUNTIFS(rng,"<>red",rng,"<>blue")

In this example "rng" is a named range that equals B6:B11.

The COUNTIFS function counts cells that meet one or more conditions. All conditions must pass in order for a cell to be counted.

The key in this case is to use the "not equals" operator, which is <>.

To add another criteria, simply add a another range / criteria pair of arguments.

The SUMPRODUCT function can also count cells that meet multiple conditions.

For the above example, the syntax for SUMPRODUCT is:

=SUMPRODUCT((rng<>"blue")*(rng<>"green"))

=COUNTIFS(rng,"<>x",rng,"<>y")