The request

From Daniel Foster, Mobile Product Manager
Your goal
Step 1 of 3. Check the export. In H2:H4, count how many rows each channel in G2:G4 has, with COUNTIF over C2:C37 (one formula, filled down, the data range locked). In H5, total all orders in D2:D37 with SUM.
- Fill
H2:H5with the right valuesnot done yet - With formulas, not typed numbersnot done yet
- Use
COUNTIFSUMnot done yet
Step 2 of 3. Build the mix table. In H9:J11, the completed orders for the year in column G and the channel in row 8, from one SUMIFS over D2:D37 with two conditions (written once, filled across and down). In K9:K11, each year's total with SUM. In L9:L11, the app's share: H9 divided by K9.
- Fill
H9:L11with the right valuesnot done yet - With formulas, not typed numbersnot done yet
- Use
SUMIFSSUMnot done yet
Step 3 of 3. Compare order values. In H13:J13, compute each channel's 2025 AOV: its 2025 revenue (SUMIFS over E2:E37 with year 2025 and the channel in row 8) divided by its 2025 orders in row 11.
- Fill
H13:J13with the right valuesnot done yet - With formulas, not typed numbersnot done yet
- Use
SUMIFSnot done yet
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Step 1 · your sheet
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | year | quarter | channel | orders | revenue | Rows per channel | |||||||
| 2 | 2023 | 1 | app | 106 | 48111.77 | app | |||||||
| 3 | 2023 | 1 | marketplace | 84 | 41603.55 | marketplace | |||||||
| 4 | 2023 | 1 | web | 306 | 150135.13 | web | |||||||
| 5 | 2023 | 2 | app | 144 | 83933.17 | Total orders | |||||||
| 6 | 2023 | 2 | marketplace | 96 | 54026.62 | ||||||||
| 7 | 2023 | 2 | web | 323 | 217876.32 | ||||||||
| 8 | 2023 | 3 | app | 165 | 100866.73 | year | app | marketplace | web | Total | app share | ||
| 9 | 2023 | 3 | marketplace | 87 | 45713.47 | 2023 | |||||||
| 10 | 2023 | 3 | web | 402 | 257486.02 | 2024 | |||||||
| 11 | 2023 | 4 | app | 327 | 146039.02 | 2025 | |||||||
| 12 | 2023 | 4 | marketplace | 157 | 85485.75 | ||||||||
| 13 | 2023 | 4 | web | 684 | 369253.85 | AOV 2025 | |||||||
| 14 | 2024 | 1 | app | 191 | 106491.44 | ||||||||
| 15 | 2024 | 1 | marketplace | 90 | 45263.03 | ||||||||
| 16 | 2024 | 1 | web | 377 | 196575.28 | ||||||||
| 17 | 2024 | 2 | app | 227 | 128416.96 | ||||||||
| 18 | 2024 | 2 | marketplace | 90 | 64612.30 | ||||||||
| 19 | 2024 | 2 | web | 413 | 248229.02 | ||||||||
| 20 | 2024 | 3 | app | 270 | 137051.71 | ||||||||
| 21 | 2024 | 3 | marketplace | 128 | 60002.86 | ||||||||
| 22 | 2024 | 3 | web | 395 | 247915.92 | ||||||||
| 23 | 2024 | 4 | app | 551 | 278324.45 | ||||||||
| 24 | 2024 | 4 | marketplace | 235 | 116557.01 | ||||||||
| 25 | 2024 | 4 | web | 706 | 364635.29 | ||||||||
| 26 | 2025 | 1 | app | 327 | 165774.72 | ||||||||
| 27 | 2025 | 1 | marketplace | 110 | 55014.32 | ||||||||
| 28 | 2025 | 1 | web | 348 | 196731.58 | ||||||||
| 29 | 2025 | 2 | app | 406 | 283878.80 | ||||||||
| 30 | 2025 | 2 | marketplace | 134 | 78914.81 | ||||||||
| 31 | 2025 | 2 | web | 405 | 246521.28 | ||||||||
| 32 | 2025 | 3 | app | 405 | 217281.45 | ||||||||
| 33 | 2025 | 3 | marketplace | 132 | 68483.73 | ||||||||
| 34 | 2025 | 3 | web | 410 | 233534.57 | ||||||||
| 35 | 2025 | 4 | app | 766 | 329361.67 | ||||||||
| 36 | 2025 | 4 | marketplace | 254 | 122044.85 | ||||||||
| 37 | 2025 | 4 | web | 598 | 304148.36 | ||||||||
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Step 2 · your sheet
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | year | quarter | channel | orders | revenue | Rows per channel | |||||||
| 2 | 2023 | 1 | app | 106 | 48111.77 | app | 12 | ||||||
| 3 | 2023 | 1 | marketplace | 84 | 41603.55 | marketplace | 12 | ||||||
| 4 | 2023 | 1 | web | 306 | 150135.13 | web | 12 | ||||||
| 5 | 2023 | 2 | app | 144 | 83933.17 | Total orders | 10849 | ||||||
| 6 | 2023 | 2 | marketplace | 96 | 54026.62 | ||||||||
| 7 | 2023 | 2 | web | 323 | 217876.32 | ||||||||
| 8 | 2023 | 3 | app | 165 | 100866.73 | year | app | marketplace | web | Total | app share | ||
| 9 | 2023 | 3 | marketplace | 87 | 45713.47 | 2023 | |||||||
| 10 | 2023 | 3 | web | 402 | 257486.02 | 2024 | |||||||
| 11 | 2023 | 4 | app | 327 | 146039.02 | 2025 | |||||||
| 12 | 2023 | 4 | marketplace | 157 | 85485.75 | ||||||||
| 13 | 2023 | 4 | web | 684 | 369253.85 | AOV 2025 | |||||||
| 14 | 2024 | 1 | app | 191 | 106491.44 | ||||||||
| 15 | 2024 | 1 | marketplace | 90 | 45263.03 | ||||||||
| 16 | 2024 | 1 | web | 377 | 196575.28 | ||||||||
| 17 | 2024 | 2 | app | 227 | 128416.96 | ||||||||
| 18 | 2024 | 2 | marketplace | 90 | 64612.30 | ||||||||
| 19 | 2024 | 2 | web | 413 | 248229.02 | ||||||||
| 20 | 2024 | 3 | app | 270 | 137051.71 | ||||||||
| 21 | 2024 | 3 | marketplace | 128 | 60002.86 | ||||||||
| 22 | 2024 | 3 | web | 395 | 247915.92 | ||||||||
| 23 | 2024 | 4 | app | 551 | 278324.45 | ||||||||
| 24 | 2024 | 4 | marketplace | 235 | 116557.01 | ||||||||
| 25 | 2024 | 4 | web | 706 | 364635.29 | ||||||||
| 26 | 2025 | 1 | app | 327 | 165774.72 | ||||||||
| 27 | 2025 | 1 | marketplace | 110 | 55014.32 | ||||||||
| 28 | 2025 | 1 | web | 348 | 196731.58 | ||||||||
| 29 | 2025 | 2 | app | 406 | 283878.80 | ||||||||
| 30 | 2025 | 2 | marketplace | 134 | 78914.81 | ||||||||
| 31 | 2025 | 2 | web | 405 | 246521.28 | ||||||||
| 32 | 2025 | 3 | app | 405 | 217281.45 | ||||||||
| 33 | 2025 | 3 | marketplace | 132 | 68483.73 | ||||||||
| 34 | 2025 | 3 | web | 410 | 233534.57 | ||||||||
| 35 | 2025 | 4 | app | 766 | 329361.67 | ||||||||
| 36 | 2025 | 4 | marketplace | 254 | 122044.85 | ||||||||
| 37 | 2025 | 4 | web | 598 | 304148.36 | ||||||||
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Step 3 · your sheet
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | year | quarter | channel | orders | revenue | Rows per channel | |||||||
| 2 | 2023 | 1 | app | 106 | 48111.77 | app | 12 | ||||||
| 3 | 2023 | 1 | marketplace | 84 | 41603.55 | marketplace | 12 | ||||||
| 4 | 2023 | 1 | web | 306 | 150135.13 | web | 12 | ||||||
| 5 | 2023 | 2 | app | 144 | 83933.17 | Total orders | 10849 | ||||||
| 6 | 2023 | 2 | marketplace | 96 | 54026.62 | ||||||||
| 7 | 2023 | 2 | web | 323 | 217876.32 | ||||||||
| 8 | 2023 | 3 | app | 165 | 100866.73 | year | app | marketplace | web | Total | app share | ||
| 9 | 2023 | 3 | marketplace | 87 | 45713.47 | 2023 | 742 | 424 | 1715 | 2881 | 25.8% | ||
| 10 | 2023 | 3 | web | 402 | 257486.02 | 2024 | 1239 | 543 | 1891 | 3673 | 33.7% | ||
| 11 | 2023 | 4 | app | 327 | 146039.02 | 2025 | 1904 | 630 | 1761 | 4295 | 44.3% | ||
| 12 | 2023 | 4 | marketplace | 157 | 85485.75 | ||||||||
| 13 | 2023 | 4 | web | 684 | 369253.85 | AOV 2025 | |||||||
| 14 | 2024 | 1 | app | 191 | 106491.44 | ||||||||
| 15 | 2024 | 1 | marketplace | 90 | 45263.03 | ||||||||
| 16 | 2024 | 1 | web | 377 | 196575.28 | ||||||||
| 17 | 2024 | 2 | app | 227 | 128416.96 | ||||||||
| 18 | 2024 | 2 | marketplace | 90 | 64612.30 | ||||||||
| 19 | 2024 | 2 | web | 413 | 248229.02 | ||||||||
| 20 | 2024 | 3 | app | 270 | 137051.71 | ||||||||
| 21 | 2024 | 3 | marketplace | 128 | 60002.86 | ||||||||
| 22 | 2024 | 3 | web | 395 | 247915.92 | ||||||||
| 23 | 2024 | 4 | app | 551 | 278324.45 | ||||||||
| 24 | 2024 | 4 | marketplace | 235 | 116557.01 | ||||||||
| 25 | 2024 | 4 | web | 706 | 364635.29 | ||||||||
| 26 | 2025 | 1 | app | 327 | 165774.72 | ||||||||
| 27 | 2025 | 1 | marketplace | 110 | 55014.32 | ||||||||
| 28 | 2025 | 1 | web | 348 | 196731.58 | ||||||||
| 29 | 2025 | 2 | app | 406 | 283878.80 | ||||||||
| 30 | 2025 | 2 | marketplace | 134 | 78914.81 | ||||||||
| 31 | 2025 | 2 | web | 405 | 246521.28 | ||||||||
| 32 | 2025 | 3 | app | 405 | 217281.45 | ||||||||
| 33 | 2025 | 3 | marketplace | 132 | 68483.73 | ||||||||
| 34 | 2025 | 3 | web | 410 | 233534.57 | ||||||||
| 35 | 2025 | 4 | app | 766 | 329361.67 | ||||||||
| 36 | 2025 | 4 | marketplace | 254 | 122044.85 | ||||||||
| 37 | 2025 | 4 | web | 598 | 304148.36 | ||||||||
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What Daniel gets, and why
The lesson
What the sheet holds
Priya’s export has one row per year, quarter and channel, completed orders only:
| column | holds |
|---|---|
| A, B | year and quarter |
| C | channel: app, marketplace or web |
| D | completed orders |
| E | net revenue |
Three years of four quarters for three channels: 36 rows, in rows 2 to 37.
Step 1: is the export complete?
An export can be missing a quarter, or carry a channel under a second name. Two quick checks catch
both (COUNTIF ignores case, so App and app would count together; casing is a job for the SQL
or pandas check):
H2:H4 =COUNTIF($C$2:$C$37,G2)
H5 =SUM(D2:D37)
Each channel should appear 12 times. The orders should add up to the completed total you know from elsewhere; here, the 10,849 completed orders in the dataset.
Step 2: a year by channel table from one formula
Each cell of the table is a conditional total with two conditions: the year from column G and the channel from row 8.
H9 =SUMIFS($D$2:$D$37,$A$2:$A$37,$G9,$C$2:$C$37,H$8)
$G9 keeps the column fixed and lets the row move; H$8 keeps the row fixed and lets the column
move. Written once in H9 and filled to J11, it fills all nine cells. Then the total and the share:
K9 =SUM(H9:J9)
L9 =H9/K9
Step 3: what an order is worth
A mix shift matters for revenue only if the channels’ orders are worth different amounts. The AOV divides each channel’s 2025 revenue by its 2025 orders:
H13 =SUMIFS($E$2:$E$37,$A$2:$A$37,2025,$C$2:$C$37,H$8)/H11
Reading the result
The app’s share of completed orders rose from 25.8% to 33.7% to 44.3%. Web orders fell in 2025 while the store grew, so some of the app’s gain came from web. App orders are worth about $34 less than web orders, so the shift trims revenue a little even when the order count holds.
Pitfalls
- Shares without counts hide the story; keep both columns in the table.
$signs: fully locked data, half-locked labels. Check two filled cells in the formula bar.- The 2025 figures exclude 92 orders still pending at year end. Even if all of them complete, the app’s share stays at 44.3%, but say so.
Lantern lit!
Practised: data validationcountifsumifsmixed referencesshare of totalsummary table
- Solved
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