IDC: Global PC market stands at 81.3 million units in Q3 2020

CIOReviewIndia Team | Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 09:27 IST

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IDC: Global PC market stands at 81.3 million units in Q3 2020

To reach 81.3 million units in the third quarter of 2020, an IDC report stated that the global traditional PC market grew 14.6 per cent year-over-year. It was led by strong demand from businesses and online schooling in the pandemic. 

 

Followed by HP Inc at 23 per cent and Dell Technologies at 14.8 percent market share, Lenovo led Q3 globally with 23.7 per cent market share. 

Furthermore, comprising desktops, notebooks, and workstations, according to preliminary results from the International IDC 'Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker,  the strong demand led to double-digit growth in the traditional PC market,

However, shortages of multiple components, such as panels, processors and other subcomponents, led to missed opportunity for many vendors. 

"The PC industry rode into the third quarter with a sizable backlog of unfulfilled orders," said Linn Huang, research vice president, Devices and Displays at IDC. 

"Given that the shortages have been due more to a shortfall of business planning than a technical glitch, we do not anticipate a sudden surge in capacity. Consequently, this backlog will likely carry into 2021," Huang added.

"Gaming, Chromebooks and, in some cases, cellular-enabled notebooks were all bright spots during the quarter. Had the market not been hampered by component shortages, notebook shipments would have soared even higher during the third quarter as market appetite was yet unsatiated," said Jitesh Ubrani, research manager for IDC's Mobile Device Trackers.

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