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How to count number of cells/rows until first blank in Excel?

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For instance, you have a list of data including some blanks in a sheet, and what you want to do is to count the number of cells until blank cell, and the recount the below cells as following screenshot shown. In this article, I introduce formulas to quickly solve this job in Excel.
Count number of cells/rows until blank with formula

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Select a blank cell next to the cells you want to count, and enter this formula =MIN(IF(A1:A12="",ROW(A1:A12)-ROW(A1)+1))-1, press Shift + Ctrl + Enter key to get the correct result, and then drag auto fill handle over the cells you need to apply this formula. See screenshot:
count until first blank with formula

Tip:

1. You also can also apply this formula =MATCH(1,--(A1:A12=""),0)-1 and press Shift + Ctrl + Enter keys simultaneously to count the cells until a blank cell.

2. In above formulas, A1 is the first cell in the list you want to count, and A1:A12 is the list you want to count from.

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