IDC said that while the decline is there it doesn’t mean that the industry is in a downward spiral. All brands combined to ship 80.5 million PCs during the first quarter. “The 1Q22 volume marks the seventh consecutive quarter where global shipments surpassed 80 million, a feat not seen since 2012,” the report by IDC stated.
Which are the biggest PC brands in the world?
According to IDC, the top 5 brands in the PC market remained the same as compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. Lenovo remained the top company with 22.7% market share, followed by HP, Dell, and Apple. Asus and Acer were tied for the number 5 position in 1Q22.
As per the report, Dell, Apple, and Asus were the only top-tier vendors that saw year-over-year shipment growth. Notebook PCs saw a year-over-year decline while desktops grew slightly.
In the first quarter of 2022, Apple shipped about 7.2 million Macs across the world, which gave it 8.9% of the market share. Compared to the first quarter of 2021, Apple had shipped around 6.9 million Macs, which means it has seen a 4.3% growth.
HP in the second position had 19.7% market share whereas Dell clocked 17.1% market share. Asus and Acer and 6.9% and 6.8% market share in the overall PC market.
“Even as parts of the market slow due to demand saturation and rising costs, we still see some silver linings in a market that has reached an inflection point towards a slower pace of growth,” said Jay Chou, research manager, IDC.
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