Use the min() method to return column-wise minimum value of a DataFrame.
Example: Return minimum value of a DataFrame
>>> df.min() min_employee_no min_first_name min_marks min_dob min_joined_date 0 100 abcd None None 1902-05-12
Example: Return minimum value of some columns of a DataFrame
>>> df1 = df.select(['employee_no', 'first_name', 'joined_date']) >>> df1.min() min_employee_no min_first_name min_joined_date 0 100 abcd 1902-05-12