Worldwide PC shipments hit a complete of 69.9 million models within the first quarter of 2021, displaying a 32% improve from Q1 2021, confirmed a preliminary report by Gartner Inc. With a weak first quarter in 2020, PC shipments recorded the quickest year-on-year development since 200, as per the report.
“This growth should be viewed in the context of two unique factors: comparisons against a pandemic-constrained market and the current global semiconductor shortage,” Mikako Kitagawa, analysis director at Gartner mentioned. “Without the shipment chaos in early 2020, this quarter’s growth may have been lower. However, semiconductor shortages are now adversely affecting the supply chain once again, with shipment lead times for some PCs extending to as long as four months,” mentioned Kitagawa.
The report additionally means that as stay-at-home restrictions start easing out throughout totally different elements of the world, demand for brand spanking new PCs might nonetheless stay sturdy. “Moving forward, vendors and suppliers will be closely balancing the need to meet underlying demand without creating excess inventory,” mentioned the report.
Which manufacturers noticed extra development?
In 2021, Lenovo leads at 25.1 per cent market share with a year-on-year development of 42.3 per cent. HP stood second with a 21.4 per cent market share and 34.6 per cent year-on-year development. Dell and Apple stand third and fourth at 16.5 per cent market share and eight per cent market share with 12.9 per cent and 48.6 per cent year-on-year development respectively. Meanwhile, Acer and Asus are available fifth and sixth at 5.7 per cent and 5.4 per cent market share and 36.6 per cent and 39.7 per cent year-on-year development respectively.
Other manufacturers kind the remainder of the 17.9 per cent market share and noticed collective development of 26.4 per cent year-on-year.
Regional statistics
The U.S. market noticed sturdy development of 24.1% in comparison with a 12 months in the past. Echoing international traits, shipments of desk-based PCs continued to say no however have been offset by a strong cellular PC market, with cellular PCs displaying 49% development.
“The positive results in the U.S. reflect a more optimistic economic environment in 2021 compared to 2020 when the market experienced multiple uncertainties due to the pandemic, as well as political and social unrest,” mentioned Kitagawa.
In the primary quarter of 2021, the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) PC market was in keeping with worldwide development traits, experiencing 30.9% year-over-year development to 22.4 million models. The ongoing and, in some circumstances, elevated lockdowns throughout a number of international locations continued to gasoline demand for notebooks and Chromebooks to help distant studying and shopper leisure.
The Asia Pacific PC market noticed sturdy double-digit development (37.6%) within the first quarter of 2021. While this determine is partially inflated as a consequence of a weak first quarter of 2020, wholesome shopper demand and a rebound in desktops from enterprise calls for contributed to a robust market. In China particularly, the PC market skilled a very excessive development of 70% year-over-year.