Eloquente:
App\Animal::select('name')
->groupBy('name')
->orderByRaw('COUNT(*) DESC')
->limit(1)
->get();
Resultado:
=> Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection {#711 all: [ App\Animal {#725 name: "cat", }, ], }
Mesma coisa com o Query Builder:
DB::table('animals')
->select('name')
->groupBy('name')
->orderByRaw('COUNT(*) DESC')
->limit(1)
->get();
Resultado:
=> Illuminate\Support\Collection {#734 all: [ {#738 +"name": "cat", }, ], }
Claro que existe
App\Animal::select('name')
->selectRaw('COUNT(*) AS count')
->groupBy('name')
->orderByDesc('count')
->limit(1)
->get();
=> Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection {#711 all: [ App\Animal {#725 name: "cat", count: 123 }, ], }