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Use Object.values() and reduce() methods to return a new array of objects to count duplicates in an array of objects. Another way in JavaScript is to use Map and spread syntax …

JavaScript count duplicates in an Array of objects Example

HTML example code

Using Reduce method

<!DOCTYPE HTML> 
<html> 
<body> 
	
	<script>
		const array = [ { x: 1, y: 2 }, { x: 3, y: 4 }, { x: 1, y: 2 }, { x: 3, y: 4 }, { x: 1, y: 2 }, { x: 3, y: 12 } ]

		const result = Object.values(array.reduce((r, e) => {
			let k = `${e.x}|${e.y}`;
			if(!r[k]) r[k] = {...e, count: 1}
				else r[k].count += 1;
			return r;
		}, {}))

		console.log(result)
	</script> 
</body> 
</html>	

Output:

JavaScript count duplicates in an Array of objects

Using Map and spread syntax …

const array = [ { x: 1, y: 2 }, { x: 3, y: 4 }, { x: 1, y: 2 }, { x: 3, y: 4 }, { x: 1, y: 2 }, { x: 3, y: 12 } ]

const result = [...array.reduce((r, e) => {
  let k = `${e.x}|${e.y}`;
  if(!r.has(k)) r.set(k, {...e, count: 1})
  else r.get(k).count++
  return r;
}, new Map).values()]

console.log(result)

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Note: The All JS Examples codes are tested on the Firefox browser and the Chrome browser.

OS: Windows 10

Code: HTML 5 Version

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