Gartner: PC Shipments Grew For First Time in Six Years

Worldwide PC shipments reached 62.1 million units during the second quarter of 2018, a surprising 1.4 percent year-over-year increase – and the first year-over-year global growth in six years, according to the Gartner.

PC demand in the business sector helped push shipment growth, while the consumer market remains lackluster:

”In the consumer space, the fundamental market structure, due to changes on PC user behavior, still remains, and continues to impact market growth. Consumers are using their smartphones for even more daily tasks, such as checking social media, calendaring, banking and shopping, which is reducing the need for a consumer PC.”

 

Company

2Q18 Shipments

2Q18 Market Share (%)

2Q17 Shipments

2Q17 Market Share (%)

2Q18-2Q17 Growth (%)

Lenovo*

13,601

21.9

12,310

20.1

10.5

HP Inc.

13,589

21.9

12,809

20.9

6.1

Dell

10,458

16.8

9,553

15.6

9.5

Apple

4,395

7.1

4,266

7.0

3.0

Acer Group

3,969

6.4

3,851

6.3

3.1

Others

16,083

25.9

18,466

30.1

-12.9

Total

62,095

100.0

61,254

100.0

1.4

In addition, not only is PC software greatly improving – but the lifecycle of PC hardware continues to stretch even longer. This likely will be a short-lived sigh of relief for PC manufacturers, as rising prices for some components may lead to higher prices.

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