Dates·Lesson 48 of 62Pro
How to use NETWORKDAYS in Google Sheets
Count working days
How NETWORKDAYS works
NETWORKDAYS counts the weekdays between two dates, including both ends and skipping weekends.
NETWORKDAYS(start, end)
Example on this data
=NETWORKDAYS(G3,H3)→7
Working days for the row 3 order.
What you’ll do
You’ll count the working days between ordering and shipping. Skipping weekends gives a fairer measure of how long things take.
Try it
Type =NETWORKDAYS(G3,H3) 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, count the working days between the order and ship dates in row 2.
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