Approximate total rows in SQL Server database

by Clint

Here is a script that approximates the total rows in your SQL Server 2005+ database. It’s approximate because it comes off sys tables which are not updated constantly.

SELECT 
    [TableName] = so.name, 
    [RowCount] = MAX(si.rows) 
FROM 
    sysobjects so, 
    sysindexes si 
WHERE 
    so.xtype = 'U' 
    AND 
    si.id = OBJECT_ID(so.name) 
GROUP BY 
    so.name 
ORDER BY 
    2 DESC

I found this script at this site so all kudos to them.