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# **Count empty cells with COUNTBLANK**

In E2, use COUNTBLANK to count how many phone numbers are missing in B2:B7.

E2fx

|  | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Name | Phone |  |  |  | |
| 2 | Anna | 51234567 |  | Missing |  | |
| 3 | Ben |  |  |  |  | |
| 4 | Cara | 40112233 |  |  |  | |
| 5 | Dan |  |  |  |  | |
| 6 | Eva |  |  |  |  | |
| 7 | Finn | 22334455 |  |  |  | |
| 8 |  |  |  |  |  | |

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