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NEEDHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#IDCTracker–Global shipments of traditional PCs, including desktops, notebooks, and workstations, grew 55.2% year over year during the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21), according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. While PCs remain in extremely high demand, the growth rate benefitted from the shortages faced in the first quarter of 2020 when the global pandemic began, resulting in an unusually favorable year-over-year comparison. PC shipments reached 84 million worldwide in 1Q21, a modest 8% decline from the fourth quarter of 2020. While sequential declines are typical for the first quarter, a decline this small has not been seen since the first quarter of 2012 when the PC market declined 7.5% sequentially.
“Unfulfilled demand from the past year has carried forward into the first quarter and additional demand brought on by the pandemic has also continued to drive volume,” said Jitesh Ubrani, research manager for IDC’s Mobile Device Trackers. “However, the market continues to struggle with setbacks including component shortages and logistics issues, each of which has contributed to an increase in average selling prices.”
The continued resurgence in the PC market as well as increases in average selling prices (ASPs) have primarily been driven by growth in gaming, the need for higher performance notebooks in the enterprise, and an increase in demand for touchscreens within the education segment.
“There is no question when entering 2021 the backlog for PCs was extensive across business, consumer, and education,” said Ryan Reith, program vice president with IDC’s Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers. “The ongoing shortages in the semiconductor space only further prolong the ability for vendors to refill inventory and fulfill orders to customers. We believe a fundamental shift has occurred around the PC, which will result in a more positive outlook for years to follow. All three segments – business, education, and consumer – are experiencing demand that we didn’t expect to happen regardless of many countries beginning their ‘opening up’ process. Component shortages will likely be a topic of conversation for the majority of 2021, but the more important question should be what PC demand will look like in 2-3 years.”
Top 5 Companies, Worldwide Traditional PC Shipments, Market Share, and Year-Over-Year Growth, Q1 2021 |
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Company |
1Q21 |
|
1Q21 Market |
|
1Q20 |
|
1Q20 Market |
|
1Q21/1Q20 |
|
1. Lenovo |
20,401 |
|
24.3% |
|
12,826 |
|
23.7% |
|
59.1% |
|
2. HP Inc. |
19,237 |
|
22.9% |
|
11,722 |
|
21.7% |
|
64.1% |
|
3. Dell Technologies |
12,946 |
|
15.4% |
|
10,495 |
|
19.4% |
|
23.4% |
|
4. Apple |
6,692 |
|
8.0% |
|
3,164 |
|
5.8% |
|
111.5% |
|
5. Acer Group |
5,837 |
|
7.0% |
|
3,364 |
|
6.2% |
|
73.5% |
|
Others |
18,868 |
|
22.5% |
|
12,552 |
|
23.2% |
|
50.3% |
|
Total |
83,981 |
|
100.0% |
|
54,123 |
|
100.0% |
|
55.2% |
|
Source: IDC Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, April 9, 2021 |
Notes:
In addition to the table above, a graphic illustrating the worldwide market share of the top 5 PC companies over the previous five quarters is available by viewing this press release on IDC.com.
IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker gathers detailed market data in over 90 countries. The research includes historical and forecast trend analysis among other data.
For more information, or to subscribe to the research, please contact Kathy Nagamine at 650-350-6423 or knagamine@idc.com.
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Contacts
Jitesh Ubrani
jubrani@idc.com
+1 416-873-0315
Bryan Ma
bma@idc.com
+65 6829-7733
Antonio Wang
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Ryan Reith
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+1 508-935-4301
Michael Shirer
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