The PC market has managed to maintain its strong growth rate in India into the second quarter of this year. This includes desktops, notebooks, and workstations, which saw shipments rise by 50.5 percent year on year.
According to an IDC report, the India traditional PC market shipped a total of 3.2 million units in Q2 2021. During this time, all products within the category saw a robust double digit growth rate. Furthermore, this report arrives despite a lack of large education and government deals in the region, which also marked the second consecutive quarter in which India’s shipments crossed the 3 million mark. This is also indicative of the underlying growth in the enterprise and consumer sectors.
In this category, the notebooks segment still accounts for more than three quarters of the entire market’s total shipments. Notebook PCs saw a growth of 49.9 percent year on year in the second quarter of 2021. This period also marked the fourth consecutive quarter that registered shipments crossing 2 million units. Similarly, desktop PCs also saw recovery, with shipments rising by 52.3 percent year on year after recording lowest shipments in the decade back in Q2 of last year.
The report adds that the second wave of Coronavirus had delayed the opening of schools, colleges, and other education based institutions, which in turn, strengthened the demand for PCs for home learning/online education. Back in Q1 2021, the consumer segment alone saw a whopping 118.4 percent growth year on year and 5.9 percent sequentially. Brands were also quick to prepare channels in anticipation for stronger demands. During this time, HP lead the market, while Dell and Lenovo arrived second and third. While Acer took the fourth spot, Apple and ASUS were tied for the fifth position.
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