Second smallest
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 8 |
Formula: C2: =SMALL(A2:A6,2)
Result: 4
Two is first and four is second.
Google Sheets function
SMALL in Google Sheets
SMALL with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.
In Google Sheets
The arguments and common errors are covered in the SMALL Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
Smallest
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 8 |
Formula: C2: =SMALL(A2:A6,1)
Result: 2
k=1 is equivalent to MIN here.
Third smallest with duplicates
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 8 |
Formula: C2: =SMALL(A2:A6,3)
Result: 4
Both occurrences of four occupy ranked positions.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in F2: =SMALL(C2:C7,1)
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region | Product | Units | Price | Result | |
| 2 | East | Pen | 120 | 2.5 | 15 | |
| 3 | West | Pen | 80 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | East | Book | 45 | 12 | ||
| 5 | North | Book | 60 | 12 | ||
| 6 | West | Lamp | 30 | 25 | ||
| 7 | East | Lamp | 15 | 25 |
Result in F2: 15
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