Huawei is one of the most unfortunate tech companies in recent years. It was once a global leader in the smartphone market, but it has been struggling since the US-China trade war began. In an effort to recover, Huawei has been expanding into new sectors, including computers. The company’s efforts seem to be paying off. In the first quarter of 2023, Huawei’s PC shipments surged by 34.1% year-on-year. This helped the company re-enter the top three of China PC market. However, the tech giant says that it’s only a matter of time before Huawei claims the top spot. Here are the details…
Dell’s shipments plummeted by 50%, Huawei’s share rose to second in China’s PC market
Huawei has re-entered the top three of China’s PC market, with shipments surging by 34.1% year on year in the first quarter of 2023. The company’s Vice President of Consumer Business Group’s Strategic Marketing, Li Changzhu, says that it’s only a matter of time before Huawei claims the top spot.
According to the latest reports, Lenovo and HP remained steady in the Chinese PC market, with market shares of 24.2% and 22.1%, respectively. However, Dell, which declared a plan to “decouple from China” in its supply chain, experienced a “halved” drop in shipments, falling out of the top three. The market share that Dell lost was seemingly “swept up” by Huawei.
Huawei’s approach to the PC and tablet market is somewhat distinctive from traditional PC manufacturers. The company is primarily concentrating on the integration of intelligent ecosystems as a novel area for innovation. Their products are designed with specific audiences in mind, such as office environments, student demographics, and existing customers of Huawei’s phones and tablets. I can vouch for this as a former user of a MateBook X Pro; the company’s premium products exceed their competition.
Since the beginning of 2022, the PC market has been shrinking for over a year. Despite Huawei’s continual growth against the trend, it is still inevitably affected by the industry’s overall downturn. Over the last three quarters starting from the third quarter of last year, Huawei’s growth rates in the Chinese PC market were 110%, 73%, and 34%, respectively, indicating that its growth is gradually slowing. However, according to current trends, it’s expected that there will be some demand for device replacement starting in 2024, which could stimulate growth in the entire market.
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