SQL Order By Count

Question

If I have a table and data like this:

ID |  Name  |  Group   

1    Apple     A    

2    Boy       A

3    Cat       B

4    Dog       C

5    Elep      C

         


        

Answer 1

SELECT group, COUNT(*) FROM table GROUP BY group ORDER BY group

or to order by the count

SELECT group, COUNT(*) AS count FROM table GROUP BY group ORDER BY count DESC