Conditions·Lesson 24 of 62Pro
How to use MAXIFS in Google Sheets
Biggest value that matches
How MAXIFS works
MAXIFS returns the largest value among rows that match a condition. MINIFS finds the smallest.
MAXIFS(range to check for max, criteria range, condition)
Example on this data
=MAXIFS(F2:F11,C2:C11,"North")→240
The highest price among North orders.
What you’ll do
You’ll find the largest order in one region. Finding the top value within a group is handy for leaderboards and spotting best performers.
Try it
Type =MAXIFS(F2:F11,C2:C11,"North") into K2 and press Enter. Watch what the sheet does.
The result will appear in K2.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Order | Rep | Region | Product | Units | Price | Order date | Ship date | |||
| 2 | 1001 | Ana | West | Desk | 3 | 240 | 1/5/2026 | 1/9/2026 | |||
| 3 | 1002 | Bo | East | Chair | 8 | 85 | 1/12/2026 | 1/20/2026 | |||
| 4 | 1003 | Cy | West | Lamp | 12 | 30 | 1/19/2026 | 1/22/2026 | |||
| 5 | 1004 | Di | North | Desk | 2 | 240 | 2/2/2026 | 2/13/2026 | |||
| 6 | 1005 | Ana | West | Chair | 5 | 85 | 2/9/2026 | 2/12/2026 | |||
| 7 | 1006 | Eve | South | Shelf | 4 | 120 | 2/16/2026 | 2/27/2026 | |||
| 8 | 1007 | Bo | East | Lamp | 20 | 30 | 3/2/2026 | 3/4/2026 | |||
| 9 | 1008 | Cy | West | Shelf | 1 | 120 | 3/9/2026 | 3/18/2026 | |||
| 10 | 1009 | Di | North | Chair | 6 | 85 | 3/16/2026 | 3/19/2026 | |||
| 11 | 1010 | Eve | South | Desk | 7 | 240 | 3/23/2026 | 4/1/2026 |
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In K2, find the largest East order by units.
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