Post-pandemic PC sales drop

Author: EIS Release Date: Apr 26, 2022

After the pandemic-driven PC sales boom, things are returning to normal, says IDC.

 

Global shipments of traditional PCs, including desktops, notebooks, and workstations, declined 5.1% in Q1.

 

The PC market is coming off two years of double-digit growth, so while the first quarter decline is a change in this momentum, it doesn’t mean the industry is in a downward spiral.

 

Despite ongoing supply chain and logistical challenges, vendors still shipped 80.5 million PCs during the quarter.

 

The 1Q22 volume marks the seventh consecutive quarter where global shipments surpassed 80 million, a feat not seen since 2012.

 

The rankings among the top vendors remained unchanged in 1Q22 compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.

 

Lenovo remained the top company with 22.7% market share, followed by HP Inc., Dell Technologies, and Apple.

 

ASUS and Acer tied* for the number 5 position in 1Q22.

 

Dell, Apple, and ASUS were the only top-tier vendors that saw year-over-year shipment growth.

 

As a result of the on-going supply chain shortages and a challenging comparison to a strong 1Q21, notebook PCs saw a year-over-year decline while desktops grew slightly.