MAX

Returns the maximum value in a numeric dataset.

MAX for BigQuery

Returns the maximum value in a data column.

Sample Usage

MAX(table_name!price)

Syntax

MAX(column)

• column: The data column to consider when calculating the maximum value.

Tip: Returning maximum value across multiple columns is not supported.

Sample Usage

MAX(A2:A100,B2:B100,4,26)

MAX(1,2,3,4,5,C6:C20)

Syntax

MAX(value1, [value2, ...])

• value1 - The first value or range to consider when calculating the maximum value.

• value2, ... - [ OPTIONAL ] - Additional values or ranges to consider when calculating the maximum value.

Notes

• Although MAX is specified as taking a maximum of 30 arguments, Google Sheets supports an arbitrary number of arguments for this function.

• Each value argument must be a cell, a number, or a range containing numbers. Cells without numbers or ranges are ignored. Entering text values will cause MAX to return the #VALUE! error. To allow text values, use MAXA.

See Also

SMALL: Returns the nth smallest element from a data set, where n is user-defined.

RANK: Returns the rank of a specified value in a dataset.

QUARTILE: Returns a value nearest to a specified quartile of a dataset.

PERCENTRANK: Returns the percentage rank (percentile) of a specified value in a dataset.

PERCENTILE: Returns the value at a given percentile of a dataset.

MINA: Returns the minimum numeric value in a dataset.

MIN: Returns the minimum value in a numeric dataset.

MEDIAN: Returns the median value in a numeric dataset.

MAXA: Returns the maximum numeric value in a dataset.

LARGE: Returns the nth largest element from a data set, where n is user-defined.

AVERAGEA: Returns the numerical average value in a dataset.

AVERAGE: The AVERAGE function returns the numerical average value in a dataset, ignoring text.

Examples