Global Chromebook and tablet shipments declined for a second consecutive quarter in Q2 2022. The shipments fell 14% to 105 million units, according to research firm Canalys. The sharp decline is said be caused by a number of factors, including rising inflation, COVID-related lockdowns in China, and declines in consumer and education spending.
According to a report by Canalys, global Chromebook and tablet shipments have continued to suffer in the second quarter of 2022. The shipment of tablets decreased for the fourth consecutive quarter, this time by 11% year over year, to 34.8 million devices worldwide. The demand for Chromebooks continued to decline for a fourth straight quarter, albeit at a significantly sharper rate, with shipments falling by 57 percent to 5.1 million units in Q2 2022 as the demand from the education sector remained weak.
In the tablet market, Apple retained the lead but suffered a significant decline, falling 15% to 12.1 iPads worldwide. Despite a 13 % annual decline, Samsung ended up in the second spot with 7.0 million units supplied, preserving its market share. With 3.5 million fewer shipments than the previous year, Lenovo came in third place. Amazon managed to ship 3.3 million units and remained in fourth place with a rise of 6%. With 1.7 million tablets supplied and a year-over-year decline of 26%, Huawei finished fifth.
The spike in educational demand in key markets a year ago caused the global Chromebook market to falter. Acer became the market leader for Chromebooks in Q2 2022, securing almost 25% of the market despite a fall in shipments of only 28% compared to its main rivals. Following a 56 percent decline in shipments from a year earlier, Lenovo managed to maintain second place. Due to its dependency on the US education sector, HP had the greatest decline of the top suppliers, with a 79 percent decline in shipments. The remaining top five was comprised of Dell and Asus.
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