=SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(FIND(1,A1:E4)))

"subs" wrote in message
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How can I count the number of cells which contain a specific number? For
example,
a b c d e
1 23 11 45 32 61
2 5 86 143 21 97
3 14 56 64 13 9
4 63 51 111 32 76

Cells A1:E4 = 8, the number "1" is displayed in 8 cells throughout the
specified cell range.