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Detect Duplicate User Accounts
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Detect Duplicate User Accounts

EasySQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Given a database schema for user profiles, write a SQL query to find duplicate accounts based on email addresses.

Treat only identical, non-null email values as duplicates. Return one row per duplicated email address.

Output

  1. Columns: email, duplicate_count, and user_ids
  2. Include only email addresses associated with more than one account
  3. Sort by duplicate_count descending, then email ascending

Schema

user_profiles
ColumnTypeDescription
user_idPKINTUnique identifier for the user profile
full_nameVARCHAR(255)User's full name
emailVARCHAR(255)Email address associated with the profile
Tablesuser_profiles
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