According to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) worldwide quarterly personal computing device tracker, PC shipments in India registered solid growth in the second quarter of this year i.e. the period from April to June. The personal computer market includes desktops, notebooks, and workstations. OEMs shipped over 3.7 million units compared to 3.1 million units with a year-on-year growth of 17.8 percent during the same period last year. India’s PC market results are positive at a time when the global PC shipments shrank to the lowest in Q2 since 2013. 

IDC reports that the government segment was strong due to the spillover orders from the previous quarter but the other segments slowed down. Notebooks led the PC market with 2.6 million units but their growth rate reduced to 7.3 percent YoY basis. The desktop category continued its strong run and sold over a million units for the second consecutive quarter. 

Coming to the brand statistics in India’s PC market, HP led the segment with a 30 percent share and 1.15 million units sold in Q2, 2022. It grew 8.1 percent year-on-year basis. Dell came second behind HP with 807 million shipments, a 21.6 percent market share and 15.2 percent YoY increase. Lenovo bagged the third spot with a 19.6 percent share and a 30 percent year-on-year growth. Acer is ranked fourth after shipping 330 million units and having an 8.9 percent market share. ASUS completed the list of top five with 230 million shipments and registered a whopping 53 percent year-on-year growth. 

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