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Top 1,141 Excel Keywords
Monthly search volume, CPC, competition and a 12-month trend for 1,141 excel keywords, updated October 2026.
Excel keywords are almost all how-to: formulas, functions (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, IF), shortcuts, templates and error messages. It is a classic tutorial niche with steady volume and low CPCs, and a direct path to the spreadsheet-related tools on this site.
The list holds 1,141 keywords with a combined 78,196,870 searches a month. The most searched are excel (5,000,000), max (5,000,000), if (4,090,000), match (3,350,000), random number generation (3,350,000), find (2,740,000), value (2,740,000), spreadsheet (1,830,000), split (1,500,000) and symbols (1,500,000).
Advertisers pay most for exponential smoothing ($8.60 a click), trust center ($5.09 a click), data classification ($5.03 a click), data transformation ($4.84 a click) and transform data ($4.84 a click). 12% of the keywords in the list cost $1 or more a click, which marks the commercial end of the niche.
Demand is steady through the year: across the list, the busiest and quietest months are within 1.1x of each other. The trend column shows each keyword's own twelve months.
Volumes are global monthly averages from Google; CPC is the top-of-page bid in US dollars; competition runs from 0 (few advertisers) to 1 (many). Last refreshed October 2026. For any other keyword, the free search volume checker gives the same numbers, and the Keywords Everywhere extension shows them inside Google as you search.
Showing 300 of 1,141
| No | Keyword | Search volume | CPC | Competition | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | excel | 5,000,000 | $0.04 | 0.06 | |
| 2 | max | 5,000,000 | $0.03 | 0.10 | |
| 3 | if | 4,090,000 | $0.05 | 0.03 | |
| 4 | match | 3,350,000 | $0.01 | 0.11 | |
| 5 | random number generation | 3,350,000 | $0.08 | 0.00 | |
| 6 | find | 2,740,000 | $0.06 | 0.00 | |
| 7 | value | 2,740,000 | $0.14 | 0.00 | |
| 8 | spreadsheet | 1,830,000 | $0.05 | 0.01 | |
| 9 | split | 1,500,000 | $0.21 | 0.05 | |
| 10 | symbols | 1,500,000 | $0.23 | 0.03 | |
| 11 | tables | 1,500,000 | $0.02 | 0.77 | |
| 12 | min | 1,500,000 | $0.03 | 0.00 | |
| 13 | ref | 1,500,000 | $0.30 | 0.03 | |
| 14 | excel online | 1,220,000 | $0.11 | 0.03 | |
| 15 | loops | 1,000,000 | $0.55 | 0.49 | |
| 16 | macros | 1,000,000 | $0.06 | 0.08 | |
| 17 | cell | 823,000 | $0.05 | 0.02 | |
| 18 | insights | 823,000 | $0.07 | 0.11 | |
| 19 | templates | 823,000 | $0.20 | 0.03 | |
| 20 | abs | 823,000 | $0.21 | 0.02 | |
| 21 | average | 673,000 | $0.15 | 0.10 | |
| 22 | chart | 673,000 | $0.18 | 0.01 | |
| 23 | charts | 673,000 | $0.18 | 0.01 | |
| 24 | events | 673,000 | $0.18 | 0.03 | |
| 25 | function | 673,000 | $0.71 | 0.00 | |
| 26 | functions | 673,000 | $0.71 | 0.00 | |
| 27 | measures | 673,000 | $0.14 | 0.07 | |
| 28 | power automate | 673,000 | $0.72 | 0.05 | |
| 29 | properties | 673,000 | $0.09 | 0.11 | |
| 30 | replace | 673,000 | $1.36 | 0.06 | |
| 31 | styles | 673,000 | $0.06 | 0.06 | |
| 32 | filter | 550,000 | $0.22 | 0.31 | |
| 33 | formula | 550,000 | $0.27 | 0.09 | |
| 34 | formulas | 550,000 | $0.27 | 0.09 | |
| 35 | graph | 550,000 | $0.03 | 0.00 | |
| 36 | left | 550,000 | $0.02 | 0.00 | |
| 37 | microsoft excel | 550,000 | $0.04 | 0.15 | |
| 38 | offset | 550,000 | $1.46 | 0.03 | |
| 39 | prn | 550,000 | $1.30 | 0.00 | |
| 40 | columns | 450,000 | $0.23 | 0.02 | |
| 41 | histogram | 450,000 | $0.21 | 0.00 | |
| 42 | methods | 450,000 | $0.26 | 0.15 | |
| 43 | rows | 450,000 | $0.46 | 0.03 | |
| 44 | row | 450,000 | $0.46 | 0.03 | |
| 45 | sum | 450,000 | $0.00 | 0.03 | |
| 46 | var | 450,000 | $0.03 | 0.01 | |
| 47 | perspectives | 368,000 | $0.19 | 0.02 | |
| 48 | procedures | 368,000 | $0.39 | 0.00 | |
| 49 | proper | 368,000 | $0.35 | 0.02 | |
| 50 | round | 368,000 | $0.04 | 0.00 | |
| 51 | scenarios | 368,000 | $0.36 | 0.00 | |
| 52 | correlation | 301,000 | $1.01 | 0.00 | |
| 53 | count | 301,000 | $0.04 | 0.04 | |
| 54 | operators | 301,000 | $0.04 | 0.00 | |
| 55 | orientation | 301,000 | $0.23 | 0.00 | |
| 56 | substitute | 301,000 | $0.08 | 0.00 | |
| 57 | vlookup | 301,000 | $0.00 | 0.02 | |
| 58 | mid | 301,000 | $0.49 | 0.02 | |
| 59 | xml | 301,000 | $0.21 | 0.02 | |
| 60 | arrays | 246,000 | $0.02 | 0.00 | |
| 61 | constants | 246,000 | $0.01 | 0.01 | |
| 62 | excel spreadsheets | 246,000 | $0.01 | 0.09 | |
| 63 | invoice templates | 246,000 | $1.57 | 0.74 | |
| 64 | lower | 246,000 | $0.01 | 0.34 | |
| 65 | module | 246,000 | $0.33 | 0.01 | |
| 66 | modules | 246,000 | $0.33 | 0.01 | |
| 67 | pie chart | 246,000 | $0.11 | 0.00 | |
| 68 | rand | 246,000 | $0.29 | 0.01 | |
| 69 | roundup | 246,000 | $0.07 | 1.00 | |
| 70 | sort | 246,000 | $0.11 | 0.10 | |
| 71 | trim | 246,000 | $0.07 | 0.11 | |
| 72 | variables | 246,000 | $0.29 | 0.00 | |
| 73 | irr | 246,000 | $0.04 | 0.00 | |
| 74 | constraints | 201,000 | $0.81 | 0.00 | |
| 75 | heat maps | 201,000 | $0.71 | 0.06 | |
| 76 | normal distribution | 201,000 | $0.03 | 0.00 | |
| 77 | regression | 201,000 | $0.17 | 0.00 | |
| 78 | scatter plot | 201,000 | $0.37 | 0.00 | |
| 79 | wordart | 201,000 | $0.19 | 0.04 | |
| 80 | worksheet | 201,000 | $0.37 | 0.06 | |
| 81 | csv | 201,000 | $0.04 | 0.01 | |
| 82 | excel tutorials | 201,000 | $0.19 | 0.01 | |
| 83 | fv | 201,000 | $0.02 | 0.06 | |
| 84 | pv | 201,000 | $0.46 | 0.07 | |
| 85 | box and whisker plots | 165,000 | $0.28 | 0.00 | |
| 86 | data loss prevention | 165,000 | $3.00 | 0.06 | |
| 87 | map charts | 165,000 | $0.35 | 0.00 | |
| 88 | margins | 165,000 | $0.11 | 0.01 | |
| 89 | pivot tables | 165,000 | $0.01 | 0.01 | |
| 90 | upper | 165,000 | $0.44 | 0.03 | |
| 91 | chisquare test | 165,000 | $0.02 | 0.00 | |
| 92 | len | 165,000 | $0.06 | 0.08 | |
| 93 | boolean | 135,000 | $0.92 | 0.01 | |
| 94 | data entry | 135,000 | $0.02 | 0.13 | |
| 95 | data linking | 135,000 | $0.34 | 0.01 | |
| 96 | excel formulas | 135,000 | $0.01 | 0.04 | |
| 97 | hyperlinks | 135,000 | $0.24 | 0.21 | |
| 98 | power query | 135,000 | $0.13 | 0.05 | |
| 99 | scientific notation | 135,000 | $1.16 | 0.00 | |
| 100 | visual basic for applications | 135,000 | $0.16 | 0.02 | |
| 101 | xlookup | 135,000 | $0.01 | 0.01 | |
| 102 | num | 135,000 | $0.25 | 0.00 | |
| 103 | syd | 135,000 | $0.04 | 0.01 | |
| 104 | vba | 135,000 | $0.16 | 0.02 | |
| 105 | concatenate | 110,000 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 106 | ctrl | 110,000 | $0.59 | 0.01 | |
| 107 | excel keyboard shortcuts | 110,000 | $0.00 | 0.25 | |
| 108 | excel shortcuts | 110,000 | $0.00 | 0.25 | |
| 109 | headers | 110,000 | $0.23 | 0.10 | |
| 110 | linear regression | 110,000 | $0.13 | 0.01 | |
| 111 | monte carlo simulations | 110,000 | $1.16 | 0.02 | |
| 112 | pareto charts | 110,000 | $0.68 | 0.00 | |
| 113 | solver | 110,000 | $0.16 | 0.01 | |
| 114 | transpose | 110,000 | $0.12 | 0.01 | |
| 115 | ttest | 110,000 | $0.48 | 0.00 | |
| 116 | csv files | 90,500 | $0.02 | 0.02 | |
| 117 | currency conversion | 90,500 | $0.01 | 0.06 | |
| 118 | dark mode | 90,500 | $0.01 | 0.01 | |
| 119 | debugging | 90,500 | $0.26 | 0.02 | |
| 120 | decision trees | 90,500 | $1.04 | 0.02 | |
| 121 | keyboard shortcuts | 90,500 | $0.15 | 0.19 | |
| 122 | logistic regression | 90,500 | $0.20 | 0.01 | |
| 123 | mail merge | 90,500 | $0.87 | 0.06 | |
| 124 | xlsx | 90,500 | $0.02 | 0.09 | |
| 125 | define name | 74,000 | $0.16 | 0.00 | |
| 126 | excel on web | 74,000 | $0.10 | 0.02 | |
| 127 | footers | 74,000 | $0.17 | 0.48 | |
| 128 | headings | 74,000 | $0.04 | 0.00 | |
| 129 | indirect | 74,000 | $0.01 | 0.00 | |
| 130 | order of operations | 74,000 | $0.19 | 0.20 | |
| 131 | sumif | 74,000 | $0.00 | 0.01 | |
| 132 | visual basic | 74,000 | $0.03 | 0.02 | |
| 133 | workbook | 74,000 | $0.21 | 0.16 | |
| 134 | npv | 74,000 | $1.19 | 0.03 | |
| 135 | attendance sheets | 60,500 | $0.22 | 0.16 | |
| 136 | budget planning | 60,500 | $0.66 | 1.00 | |
| 137 | complex numbers | 60,500 | $0.03 | 0.00 | |
| 138 | countif | 60,500 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 139 | data logging | 60,500 | $0.40 | 0.99 | |
| 140 | descriptive statistics | 60,500 | $0.12 | 0.00 | |
| 141 | excel remove duplicates | 60,500 | $0.01 | 0.01 | |
| 142 | function keys | 60,500 | $0.09 | 0.00 | |
| 143 | line chart | 60,500 | $0.94 | 0.00 | |
| 144 | macro recorder | 60,500 | $0.03 | 0.01 | |
| 145 | option buttons | 60,500 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 146 | radar charts | 60,500 | $1.03 | 0.00 | |
| 147 | smart tags | 60,500 | $0.04 | 1.00 | |
| 148 | text box | 60,500 | $0.36 | 0.00 | |
| 149 | ctrlc | 60,500 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 150 | autocorrect | 49,500 | $0.06 | 0.03 | |
| 151 | budget templates | 49,500 | $1.51 | 1.00 | |
| 152 | data modeling | 49,500 | $0.55 | 0.06 | |
| 153 | data models | 49,500 | $0.55 | 0.06 | |
| 154 | subtotal | 49,500 | $0.01 | 0.02 | |
| 155 | trendlines | 49,500 | $0.21 | 0.09 | |
| 156 | autofill | 40,500 | $0.11 | 0.01 | |
| 157 | covariance | 40,500 | $0.08 | 0.01 | |
| 158 | ctrls | 40,500 | $0.14 | 0.03 | |
| 159 | data tables | 40,500 | $1.61 | 0.01 | |
| 160 | data types | 40,500 | $0.23 | 0.01 | |
| 161 | formatting | 40,500 | $0.13 | 0.00 | |
| 162 | math functions | 40,500 | $0.55 | 0.01 | |
| 163 | mathematical functions | 40,500 | $0.55 | 0.01 | |
| 164 | smartart | 40,500 | $0.15 | 0.05 | |
| 165 | sqrt | 40,500 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 166 | step into | 40,500 | $0.30 | 0.17 | |
| 167 | waterfall charts | 40,500 | $1.72 | 0.01 | |
| 168 | xml files | 40,500 | $0.19 | 0.01 | |
| 169 | ctrlv | 40,500 | $0.57 | 0.00 | |
| 170 | excel concatenate | 40,500 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 171 | sln | 40,500 | $0.96 | 0.00 | |
| 172 | xls | 40,500 | $0.02 | 0.16 | |
| 173 | breakpoints | 33,100 | $0.19 | 0.04 | |
| 174 | calendar templates | 33,100 | $0.82 | 0.31 | |
| 175 | chart types | 33,100 | $0.70 | 0.01 | |
| 176 | excel 365 | 33,100 | $0.11 | 0.16 | |
| 177 | excel courses | 33,100 | $0.28 | 0.52 | |
| 178 | fill up | 33,100 | $1.08 | 0.03 | |
| 179 | index match | 33,100 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 180 | sumifs | 33,100 | $0.00 | 0.01 | |
| 181 | time sheets | 33,100 | $1.99 | 0.45 | |
| 182 | calculation options | 33,100 | $1.50 | 0.05 | |
| 183 | check boxes | 33,100 | $0.02 | 0.01 | |
| 184 | excel budgeting templates | 33,100 | $0.84 | 0.98 | |
| 185 | countifs | 27,100 | $0.01 | 0.00 | |
| 186 | create table | 27,100 | $0.38 | 0.06 | |
| 187 | data cleaning | 27,100 | $0.90 | 0.05 | |
| 188 | data cleansing | 27,100 | $0.90 | 0.05 | |
| 189 | excel macros | 27,100 | $0.20 | 0.02 | |
| 190 | excel vba | 27,100 | $0.27 | 0.04 | |
| 191 | excel vlookup | 27,100 | $0.01 | 0.02 | |
| 192 | moving average | 27,100 | $0.27 | 0.03 | |
| 193 | moving averages | 27,100 | $0.27 | 0.03 | |
| 194 | odbc | 27,100 | $1.20 | 0.01 | |
| 195 | system requirements | 27,100 | $0.68 | 0.00 | |
| 196 | ctrlf | 27,100 | $1.47 | 0.00 | |
| 197 | ctrlx | 27,100 | $0.61 | 0.01 | |
| 198 | audit trail | 22,200 | $2.81 | 0.02 | |
| 199 | charts and graphs | 22,200 | $1.73 | 0.03 | |
| 200 | control charts | 22,200 | $1.54 | 0.01 | |
| 201 | ctrlp | 22,200 | $0.25 | 0.00 | |
| 202 | data storytelling | 22,200 | $0.29 | 0.54 | |
| 203 | excel dashboards | 22,200 | $0.45 | 0.11 | |
| 204 | excel freeze panes | 22,200 | $0.01 | 0.01 | |
| 205 | excel index match | 22,200 | $0.01 | 0.00 | |
| 206 | excel pivot tables | 22,200 | $0.27 | 0.03 | |
| 207 | excel sum function | 22,200 | $0.01 | 0.00 | |
| 208 | excel templates | 22,200 | $0.35 | 0.18 | |
| 209 | grouping | 22,200 | $0.66 | 0.00 | |
| 210 | hlookup | 22,200 | $0.00 | 0.01 | |
| 211 | power pivot | 22,200 | $0.18 | 0.03 | |
| 212 | cube functions | 22,200 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 213 | vbe | 22,200 | $0.01 | 0.07 | |
| 214 | cell function | 18,100 | $0.03 | 0.00 | |
| 215 | group by | 18,100 | $0.02 | 0.01 | |
| 216 | loan amortization | 18,100 | $0.07 | 0.03 | |
| 217 | naming conventions | 18,100 | $1.94 | 0.00 | |
| 218 | rounddown | 18,100 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 219 | scroll bars | 18,100 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 220 | status bar | 18,100 | $0.01 | 0.00 | |
| 221 | step out | 18,100 | $0.37 | 0.05 | |
| 222 | sumproduct | 18,100 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 223 | translation tools | 18,100 | $0.28 | 0.26 | |
| 224 | arithmetic operators | 14,800 | $0.28 | 0.00 | |
| 225 | conditional formatting | 14,800 | $0.30 | 0.00 | |
| 226 | data validation | 14,800 | $0.64 | 0.02 | |
| 227 | excel 2016 | 14,800 | $0.01 | 0.19 | |
| 228 | excel box and whisker plot | 14,800 | $0.63 | 0.01 | |
| 229 | excel filter function | 14,800 | $0.45 | 0.00 | |
| 230 | excel for mac | 14,800 | $0.66 | 0.77 | |
| 231 | excel functions | 14,800 | $0.01 | 0.03 | |
| 232 | excel goal seek | 14,800 | $0.02 | 0.00 | |
| 233 | excel lookup functions | 14,800 | $0.01 | 0.00 | |
| 234 | excel power query | 14,800 | $0.24 | 0.05 | |
| 235 | excel slicers | 14,800 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 236 | excel tables | 14,800 | $0.10 | 0.01 | |
| 237 | file formats | 14,800 | $0.33 | 0.01 | |
| 238 | if statements | 14,800 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 239 | iferror | 14,800 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 240 | lambda function | 14,800 | $0.37 | 0.03 | |
| 241 | memory management | 14,800 | $0.07 | 0.01 | |
| 242 | new window | 14,800 | $4.78 | 0.53 | |
| 243 | remove duplicates | 14,800 | $0.26 | 0.02 | |
| 244 | sparklines | 14,800 | $0.14 | 0.01 | |
| 245 | track changes | 14,800 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 246 | excel gantt charts | 14,800 | $1.32 | 0.08 | |
| 247 | autosave | 12,100 | $0.69 | 0.07 | |
| 248 | datedif | 12,100 | $0.00 | 0.01 | |
| 249 | delete rows | 12,100 | $0.01 | 0.03 | |
| 250 | drill down | 12,100 | $0.69 | 0.00 | |
| 251 | dynamic ranges | 12,100 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 252 | excel bar chart | 12,100 | $0.17 | 0.00 | |
| 253 | excel calendar templates | 12,100 | $1.00 | 0.08 | |
| 254 | excel round function | 12,100 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 255 | excel training | 12,100 | $0.44 | 0.35 | |
| 256 | excel worksheet | 12,100 | $0.03 | 0.05 | |
| 257 | excel worksheets | 12,100 | $0.03 | 0.05 | |
| 258 | find and replace | 12,100 | $0.39 | 0.00 | |
| 259 | funnel charts | 12,100 | $2.42 | 0.01 | |
| 260 | query parameters | 12,100 | $0.30 | 0.00 | |
| 261 | quick access toolbar | 12,100 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 262 | schedule templates | 12,100 | $2.04 | 0.36 | |
| 263 | statistical process control | 12,100 | $1.06 | 0.05 | |
| 264 | dropdown lists | 12,100 | $0.48 | 0.02 | |
| 265 | array formulas | 9,900 | $0.02 | 0.00 | |
| 266 | combo boxes | 9,900 | $0.04 | 0.02 | |
| 267 | correlation analysis | 9,900 | $0.25 | 0.01 | |
| 268 | data labels | 9,900 | $0.68 | 0.14 | |
| 269 | data sources | 9,900 | $1.32 | 0.03 | |
| 270 | excel 2007 | 9,900 | $0.01 | 0.08 | |
| 271 | excel conditional formatting | 9,900 | $0.01 | 0.00 | |
| 272 | excel date formats | 9,900 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 273 | excel hyperlinks | 9,900 | $0.01 | 0.00 | |
| 274 | excel line chart | 9,900 | $0.07 | 0.00 | |
| 275 | excel pie chart | 9,900 | $0.43 | 0.00 | |
| 276 | excel scatter plot | 9,900 | $0.79 | 0.00 | |
| 277 | excel workbook | 9,900 | $0.21 | 0.10 | |
| 278 | excel workbooks | 9,900 | $0.21 | 0.10 | |
| 279 | fraction format | 9,900 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 280 | histogram charts | 9,900 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 281 | language settings | 9,900 | $0.15 | 0.00 | |
| 282 | mod function | 9,900 | $0.10 | 0.00 | |
| 283 | page breaks | 9,900 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 284 | page layout | 9,900 | $0.23 | 0.01 | |
| 285 | security settings | 9,900 | $1.58 | 0.01 | |
| 286 | text files | 9,900 | $0.30 | 0.01 | |
| 287 | xlsm | 9,900 | $0.03 | 0.01 | |
| 288 | excel indirect function | 9,900 | $0.01 | 0.00 | |
| 289 | excel password protection | 9,900 | $0.02 | 0.00 | |
| 290 | excel text functions | 9,900 | $0.01 | 0.00 | |
| 291 | bug reporting | 8,100 | $1.25 | 0.05 | |
| 292 | color scales | 8,100 | $0.30 | 0.10 | |
| 293 | data catalog | 8,100 | $3.15 | 0.18 | |
| 294 | do while loop | 8,100 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 295 | equation editor | 8,100 | $0.93 | 0.02 | |
| 296 | excel absolute reference | 8,100 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 297 | excel alternatives | 8,100 | $0.30 | 0.18 | |
| 298 | excel certification | 8,100 | $0.63 | 0.49 | |
| 299 | excel invoice templates | 8,100 | $0.70 | 0.27 | |
| 300 | excel project management templates | 8,100 | $1.30 | 0.82 |