A new report has revealed data related to the global tablet market in 2021. In the new report, we can see that Apple has dominated the segment, despite facing a shortage of iPads caused by various issues with its supply chain.
According to Canalys, the tablet market in the US grew by a meager 1 percent last year. Although, the shipments in total crossed a whopping 132 million units in 2021. During this period, the Cupertino based giant took the lead with its market share accounting for more than 19 million tablet units. This is quite notable considering the lead times for iPads were hitting up to nine weeks. While the iPhone maker did dominate the segment, it also saw a decline of 17 percent in terms of shipments over the previous year. Its market share also fell from an impressive 44.6 percent in Q4 2020 to 40.2 percent in Q4 2021.
However, this fall was also caused by the general fall in demand for tablets, which were down by 31 percent year on year. While the company led the tablet market, it did not sit on the throne in the PC market. Meanwhile, HP was the leader with a 30 percent market share, but Apple still was one of the top five sellers of the year. In the overall PC market, the desktop category saw the greatest growth with 9 percent rise in 2021.
The Canalys report added that “The US PC industry’s overall growth in 2021 highlights the long term potential of the demand initially created by the pandemic. While Q4 2021 showed less impressive performance than the year overall, the market is well positioned to continue providing significant opportunities, especially from a revenue perspective, for the coming year amid strong business demand.”
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