MongoDB distinct aggregation

You can use $addToSet with the aggregation framework to count distinct objects.

For example:

db.collectionName.aggregate([{
    $group: {_id: null, uniqueValues: {$addToSet: "$fieldName"}}
}])

Or extended to get your unique values into a proper list rather than a sub-document inside a null _id record:

db.collectionName.aggregate([
    { $group: {_id: null, myFieldName: {$addToSet: "$myFieldName"}}},
    { $unwind: "$myFieldName" },
    { $project: { _id: 0 }},
])