After a great 2020 in terms of growth numbers, the personal computer (PC) market in 2021 is said to have clocked its highest ever growth in the months from January to March (year-on-year) in two decades. The traditional PCs market— which includes laptops as well as PCs has seen a sudden but unsurprising boom during the pandemic. The growth is commendable as the sector has also been facing a global shortage of semiconductor chips affecting shipment volumes.
As per research firm Gartner, PC shipments are up by 32% in the first quarter of 2021 over last year. The total number of PCs shipped increased to 69,869.5 units from 52,928.3 in the same period last year. IDC has shared an even bigger number estimating the year-on-year growth to be 55%. PC market has been stagnant for years and was expected to go down. As per IDC’s data, in Q1 2021, the total PC shipment number was 83,981 over 54,123 units in the first three months of 2020. The overall PC market, the growth would have been 47% year-over-year.
Channel Players: HP, Dell, Lenovo, Apple and Acer.
