# How to Filter to Show top 10 in Power BI

> To filter to show top 10 in Power BI, launch Power BI Desktop and select a data source. Click your visual, open the Filter pane, drag the filter field into the Filters area, and set the Filter type to Top N. Choose Top, enter 10 in Show items, drag your measure into By value, and click Apply filter.

Canonical: https://livedemo.ai/tutorials/how-to-filter-to-show-top-10-in-power-bi/
Apps: Power BI
Updated: 2026-10-05
Interactive demo: https://story-api.livedemo.ai/workspaces/62255d3d3304f17b8f5e2d03/stories/692a3dfdab56e05a00fe5c0c/preview?step=1

## Steps

1. Launch Power BI Desktop and select a source to add your data.
2. Make sure you have a visual and click on the visual.
3. Go to the 'Filter' pane'.
4. Drag the field you want to filter by into the 'Filters' area.
5. Set the 'Filter type' as 'Top N'.
6. In the 'Show items' field, choose 'Top' and type '10'.
7. In the 'By value' field, drag the measure you want to filter.
8. Click 'Apply filter'.
9. Now, your visual will only show the Top 10 based on your specified measure.