diff --git a/core-java-collections/src/main/java/com/baeldung/map/util/MapMax.java b/core-java-collections/src/main/java/com/baeldung/map/util/MapMax.java
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+package com.baeldung.map.util;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+public class MapMax {
+
+    public <K, V extends Comparable<V>> V maxUsingIteration(Map<K, V> map) {
+
+        Map.Entry<K, V> maxEntry = null;
+
+        for (Map.Entry<K, V> entry : map.entrySet()) {
+
+            if (maxEntry == null || entry.getValue()
+                .compareTo(maxEntry.getValue()) > 0) {
+                maxEntry = entry;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return maxEntry.getValue();
+    }
+
+    public <K, V extends Comparable<V>> V maxUsingCollectionsMax(Map<K, V> map) {
+
+        Entry<K, V> maxEntry = Collections.max(map.entrySet(), new Comparator<Entry<K, V>>() {
+            public int compare(Entry<K, V> e1, Entry<K, V> e2) {
+                return e1.getValue()
+                    .compareTo(e2.getValue());
+            }
+        });
+
+        return maxEntry.getValue();
+    }
+
+    public <K, V extends Comparable<V>> V maxUsingCollectionsMaxAndLambda(Map<K, V> map) {
+
+        Entry<K, V> maxEntry = Collections.max(map.entrySet(), (Entry<K, V> e1, Entry<K, V> e2) -> e1.getValue()
+            .compareTo(e2.getValue()));
+
+        return maxEntry.getValue();
+    }
+
+    public <K, V extends Comparable<V>> V maxUsingCollectionsMaxAndMethodReference(Map<K, V> map) {
+
+        Entry<K, V> maxEntry = Collections.max(map.entrySet(), Comparator.comparing(Map.Entry::getValue));
+
+        return maxEntry.getValue();
+    }
+
+    public <K, V extends Comparable<V>> V maxUsingStreamAndLambda(Map<K, V> map) {
+
+        Optional<Entry<K, V>> maxEntry = map.entrySet()
+            .stream()
+            .max((Entry<K, V> e1, Entry<K, V> e2) -> e1.getValue()
+                .compareTo(e2.getValue()));
+
+        return maxEntry.get()
+            .getValue();
+    }
+
+    public <K, V extends Comparable<V>> V maxUsingStreamAndMethodReference(Map<K, V> map) {
+
+        Optional<Entry<K, V>> maxEntry = map.entrySet()
+            .stream()
+            .max(Comparator.comparing(Map.Entry::getValue));
+
+        return maxEntry.get()
+            .getValue();
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+        Map<Integer, Integer> map = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
+
+        map.put(1, 3);
+        map.put(2, 4);
+        map.put(3, 5);
+        map.put(4, 6);
+        map.put(5, 7);
+        
+        MapMax mapMax = new MapMax();
+
+        System.out.println(mapMax.maxUsingIteration(map));
+        System.out.println(mapMax.maxUsingCollectionsMax(map));
+        System.out.println(mapMax.maxUsingCollectionsMaxAndLambda(map));
+        System.out.println(mapMax.maxUsingCollectionsMaxAndMethodReference(map));
+        System.out.println(mapMax.maxUsingStreamAndLambda(map));
+        System.out.println(mapMax.maxUsingStreamAndMethodReference(map));
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core-java-collections/src/test/java/com/baeldung/map/util/MapMaxUnitTest.java b/core-java-collections/src/test/java/com/baeldung/map/util/MapMaxUnitTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.map.util;
+
+
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class MapMaxUnitTest {
+    
+    Map<Integer, Integer> map = null;
+    MapMax mapMax = null;
+        
+    
+    @Before
+    public void setupTestData() {
+        map = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
+        map.put(23, 12);
+        map.put(46, 24);
+        map.put(27, 38); 
+        mapMax = new MapMax();
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void givenMap_whenIterated_thenReturnMaxValue() {
+        assertEquals(new Integer(38), mapMax.maxUsingIteration(map));
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void givenMap_whenUsingCollectionsMax_thenReturnMaxValue() {
+        assertEquals(new Integer(38), mapMax.maxUsingCollectionsMax(map));
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void givenMap_whenUsingCollectionsMaxAndLambda_thenReturnMaxValue() {
+        assertEquals(new Integer(38), mapMax.maxUsingCollectionsMaxAndLambda(map));
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void givenMap_whenUsingCollectionsMaxAndMethodReference_thenReturnMaxValue() {
+        assertEquals(new Integer(38), mapMax.maxUsingCollectionsMaxAndMethodReference(map));
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void givenMap_whenUsingStreamAndLambda_thenReturnMaxValue() {
+        assertEquals(new Integer(38), mapMax.maxUsingStreamAndLambda(map));
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void givenMap_whenUsingStreamAndMethodReference_thenReturnMaxValue() {
+        assertEquals(new Integer(38), mapMax.maxUsingStreamAndMethodReference   (map));
+    }
+
+
+}