How Much and How Many
Use how much and how many to ask questions about countable and uncountable nouns.
Example: How many books are on the table?
Example: How much sugar would you like?
As you can see, how much is for uncountable nouns and how many is for countable nouns.
So remember:
“There are” and “many” are for countable nouns.
“There is” and “much” are for uncountable nouns.