CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 INT, f2 INT); INSERT into t1 VALUE(1,1),(1,2),(1,3),(2,1),(2,2),(2,3); FLUSH STATUS; CREATE TABLE t2 SELECT SQL_BIG_RESULT f1, COUNT(f2) FROM t1 GROUP BY f1; SHOW STATUS LIKE 'handler_read%'; Variable_name Value Handler_read_first 0 Handler_read_key 9 Handler_read_last 1 Handler_read_next 0 Handler_read_prev 0 Handler_read_rnd 0 Handler_read_rnd_next 7 DROP TABLE t1,t2;