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China’s PC market saw a boost in Q1 2025, and Lenovo secures the top spot

Rajesh Regmi — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:42:29 +0000

PC and tablet shipments in mainland China saw moderate growth in the first quarter of 2025, according to new data from Canalys. The report shows that PC shipments (excluding tablets) reached 8.9 million units in the mainland. It’s a 12% growth year-over-year.

Meanwhile, the tablet shipments climbed to 8.7 million units, which is a 19% increase over the same period last year.

According to the report, the Chinese government’s subsidy program appears to be doing most of the heavy lifting. The incentives have been pushing consumers to upgrade older devices, especially notebooks, which saw a 20% jump compared to Q1 2024.

However, not all segments are sharing in the optimism. The commercial PC market showed less momentum. Canalys’ report shows purchases from large enterprises remained flat, while the SMB (small and medium-sized business) sector did show some signs of recovery after nearly three years of decline, growing 2% over the year.

Lenovo secures the top spot

Among PC vendors, Lenovo maintained its lead with 2.63 million units shipped and a 30% market share. However, this is still a 3% decline compared to Q1 2024. Huawei followed with 1.04 million units (12% share), posting 8% growth.

iSoftStone, another Chinese company that also manufactures and sells PCs, shipped 890,000 units in Q1, 2025. It’s a massive 111% increment year-over-year, bringing its market share to 10%.

Apple and HP rounded out the top five, with Apple growing 43% to 680,000 units (8% share), while HP declined 7% to 640,000 units (7% share).

In the tablet segment, Huawei led with 2.3 million units shipped (26% market share), closely followed by Apple with 2.1 million units (24%). Xiaomi reported the highest year-over-year growth at 57%, shipping 1.4 million units. Honor and Lenovo trailed, with Honor up 41% to 900,000 units, and Lenovo falling 23% to 500,000 units.

Looking ahead, Canalys forecasts a flat PC market for the rest of 2025, with slight 6% growth expected in 2026. The tablet market is projected to expand 5% this year, followed by an 8% contraction next year.

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Lenovo leads in PC shipments, but only Apple sees growth in the declining market

Sean — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:06:11 +0000

The global PC market is seeing a double-digit dip but still remains resilient overall. Lenovo has managed to retain its lead in the segment in terms of shipments, while other brands like Apple took a hit.

Lenovo PC Shipments hold out amid a declining market

According to a Counterpoint Research report, the global PC market saw a decline of 15 percent year on year in Q2 2023, although this period saw a bump in shipments over the previous quarter. During this time, Lenovo managed to retain its throne despite seeing an 18 percent year on year hit in shipments. Meanwhile, HP came in second and Dell took the third spot, with 13.3 million and 10.2 million PC shipments.

Interestingly, Apple is the only brand in the top 5 list that saw growth in the second quarter of this year. Its PC shipments rose by 8 percent, hitting 5.5 million units. The Cupertino based giant took the fourth spot, just ahead of Acer. The report pointed at the lack of “solid growth drivers” as one of the factors that led to the market’s slope.

Furthermore, it appears that global PC shipments are finally returning to a level before the Coronavirus pandemic boom. In the second half of this year, the market will see a slight rise, but shipments are expected to decline year on year in the coming quarters as well.

PC Shipments Experience Sharp Decline in the Holiday Season

Oğuz Çakır — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 10:35:07 +0000

During the holiday season, PC shipments had their largest-ever decrease, with sales statistics coming to show the full impact of the loss. According to IDC, PC shipments decreased by 28%, while Gartner estimated a 28.5% decrease and Canalys a 29% decrease. Since the 1990s, Gartner has been keeping tabs on the computer industry, and this represents the worst quarterly decline they have ever seen.

Several reasons may have contributed to the fall in PC shipments. The need for remote working tools has declined as more individuals return to work. The rise in PC sales during the epidemic is mainly attributed to the remote working trend. Employees are no longer obliged to work from home as regularly as they formerly were as more businesses adopt hybrid working methods. This has resulted in a decline in the demand for PCs.

A weakening global economy has also given many people less money to invest in renovations. Leading manufacturers have suffered double-digit losses, with Dell and Acer suffering the worst losses, with shipments falling by 37% and 41%, respectively. Lenovo and HP had huge drops of 29% and 28%, respectively. Retailers and distributors have also been impacted by the fall in PC shipments in addition to PC makers. Due to the reduction in sales, several of them have seen a decline in their revenues and earnings. Additionally, this has caused a drop in the value of their shares.

Analysts are cautiously hopeful about the future of the PC industry despite the drop. Canalys and IDC have forecast a resurgence for the latter half of 2023 or 2024. According to them, postponed purchases would start boosting the market in late 2023, with momentum building in 2024 after firms and consumers have weathered the storm. People will start spending more on upgrades as the global economy strengthens, which will enhance PC sales.

However, according to Gartner researcher Mikako Kitagawa, the slump may last until the start of 2024. She believes that the market might not bounce back as rapidly as some think. She believes that it may take some time for the market to fully recover and that it could be a slow process.

The fact that shipments in 2022 are still “far above” pre-pandemic levels should be noted. However, as neither Gartner nor IDC anticipate a market recovery before 2024, PC manufacturers may need to consider new models and price reductions to remain competitive. Although the PC industry may now be struggling, with the anticipated recovery, PC producers may look forward to brighter times in the future. They have to concentrate on developing fresh items that address the shifting demands of their clients.

In conclusion, while there was a noticeable decrease in PC shipments over the holiday season, there is no need for concern. Manufacturers and retailers should concentrate on adjusting to the shifting market conditions because it is anticipated that the market will revive in the upcoming years. They can weather the storm and come out on the other side stronger if they have the right plans in place.

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Global PC shipments retains growth momentum in Q3 2021: Report

Sean — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:26:16 +0000

The global PC market has managed to retain its growth momentum in the third quarter of this year, as it managed to see a positive trend for the sixth consecutive quarter in 2021.

According to a Counterpoint Research report, the overall PC shipments across the glove reached 84.2 million units in Q3 2021. This figure arrived despite the ongoing semiconductor shortage and other supply constraints. Despite seeing the 9.3 percent year on year growth in this period, this also marked the slowing PC shipment momentum after four consecutive quarters of double digit year on year growth. Notably, OEMs and ODMs are not witnessing are not seeing any shrinking gap between demand and supply.

In the third quarter, the global PC supply chain faced constraints due to component shortages that are related to power management IC, radio frequency, audio codec and others. Furthermore, the report also added that there is no solution to the demand and supply gap till mid 2022. As of right now, various manufacturing sites being shutdown in China and other Southeast Asian regions have added to the uncertainities to PC supplies as well.

This news arrives despite PC demand still being robust during the quarter. While the commercial PC demand is still growing, the consumer PC market has been slowing down. Meanwhile, Chromebook was one of the biggest drag during the quarter, as both government and education orders were mostly delivered in the first half of this year.

India PC market retains growth momentum in Q2 2021, with over 50% YoY rise

Sean — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:45:56 +0000

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.

Asus and MSI saw growth in gaming laptop sales in 2020

Sean — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:00:43 +0000

Asustek Computer and Micro Star International (MSI) have both seen robust sales for their gaming laptop offerings back in 2020. The laptop makers saw record high shipments of their high end gaming notebooks during this time.

According to a DigiTimes report, industry sources close to both companies saw stronger than expected demand for their gaming laptops last year. As per sources, both firms are estimated to have seen at least a 20 percent rise in shipments in comparison to 2019. This also marked the first time either company saw shipments cross 200 million units. The momentum, which is expected to carry forward to the second half of this year as well, is said to be backed by the Coronavirus pandemic.

For those unaware, PC and laptop shipments saw growth despite the viral outbreak, owing to the growing popularity of work from home and remote working situations. The pandemic has also led to an increase in competition in the gaming laptop market. The first half of this year is expected to see a boost in performance as well, especially with the launch of NVIDIA’s RTX 30 series GPUs for laptops and new notebooks. In other words, the first quarter of 2021 might have the market see the strongest performance.

Apart from just work from home, the entire desktop gaming market has also seen a sudden rise in popularity as well. Competitive esports titles have also led to gaming machines becoming a lot more popular during the lockdowns, which were enforced across the globe. Both MSI and Asus are estimated to have shipped over 1.4 million units in market segments over 899 US Dollars. This marks a 30 to 40 percent rise in shipments in comparison to 2019.

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Global PC shipments surged in Q3 2020 despite shortage in supplies: report

Balaji S — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 19:19:48 +0000

Global PC shipments have soared up in Q3 2020 according to research firms Gartner, and IDC. The main reason tabled by both firms is the increased demand in PCs for home entertainment, distance learning as the world faced a second wave of COVID-19.

First, Garner says(via ZDNet) PC shipments for Q3 2020 is 71.4 million units. This is a 3.6% increase YoY from 2019. Lenovo remained at the top with 18.3 million units clocking an 8.3% YoY from 2019. Also, Lenovo reportedly faced a decline in desktop shipments but demand from China saved it. Apple occupied fourth place behind HP, and Dell despite having a higher YoY growth in Q3 of 7.3%.

Credits: Gartner

That said, Garnet says its report doesn’t include Chromebook shipments but desktop and notebook PCs. However, a rough report says the demand was higher especially in countries like the US which lead to a 90% growth in Q3. Likewise, HP though trailed behind Lenovo globally dominated the US PC shipments with a 15.4% YoY growth compared to Lenovo’s 10.5%. Research Director at Gartner, Kitagawa says that Mobile PC demand surged in the US as business shifted from desktop to Mobile PCs whilst bringing some of the workers back to the office.

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Furthermore, IDC(International Data Corporation) report says that Global PC shipments stand at 81.272 million units for Q3 2020. This is a 14.6% YoY growth from 2019. Report says Asia/Pacific(ApeJ) excluding Japan posted single-digit growth with shipments driven by inventory restocking and strong demand for Notebook PCs. The situation for Europe, Middle East, Africa(EMEA) remained the same. In the USA and Canada, traditional PCs clocked growth for Q3 as stay-at-home continued.

Credits: IDC

Once again, just like the previous report, Lenovo, and HP topped the charts with 19.272, and 18.690 million units respectively. Both of them almost clocked the same 11.2% YoY growth. Following them, Dell, Apple, Acer Group, and others completed this list. That said, as per IDC, both Lenovo, and HP dominated the global arena with a near 23.7%, and 23% market shares respectively. IDC’s Jitesh Ubrani says that if there was no shortage of components, the shipments would have soared even higher.

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