SQL ANY
True if the comparison holds against at least one value the subquery returns.
What & Why
> ANY (subquery) is true if the value is greater than at least one value the subquery returns — equivalent to comparing against the smallest value in that list.
See How It Works
BUSINESS QUESTION
Marketing wants campaigns whose spend exceeds at least one email campaign spend.
| id | name | channel | spend | start_date | end_date | status | target_segment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring Launch | google_ads | 55000.00 | 2024-01-15 | 2024-03-31 | active | smb |
| 2 | Retention Webinar | 45000.00 | 2024-02-10 | 2024-04-15 | active | enterprise | |
| 3 | Finance Retargeting | 50000.00 | 2024-03-12 | 2024-05-31 | active | enterprise | |
| 4 | Enterprise Search | google_ads | 60000.00 | 2024-04-01 | 2024-06-30 | active | enterprise |
EXAMPLE QUERY
SELECT
id,
name,
spend
FROM marketing.campaigns
WHERE spend > ANY (
SELECT spend
FROM marketing.campaigns
WHERE channel = 'email'
)
ORDER BY spend DESC, id;RESULT — spend greater than the email benchmark
| id | name | spend |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Enterprise Search | 60000.00 |
| 1 | Spring Launch | 55000.00 |
| 3 | Finance Retargeting | 50000.00 |
The representative email subquery returns one value, 45,000, so ANY uses that benchmark.
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