PC market posted another disappointing quarter, shipments worldwide contracted 29% year-over-year according to latest IDC extension relationship. Based on preliminary data, the total number of PCs sold in January-March was 56.9 million units, which is 23.3 million units less than the Q1 2022 total. 5% between Q1 2022 and Q1 2023.

Market share of top 5 PC companies in Q1 2023

Market share of top 5 PC companies in Q1 2023

Lenovo remained the global leader in total shipments with 12.7 million units and 22.4% market share. HP finished second with 12 million shipments and 15.8% market share, while Dell completed third place with 9.5 million shipments or 13.7% of the market. Apple came in fourth with 4.1 million shipments and 7.2% market share, while Asus came in fifth with 3.9 million shipments and 6.8% market share.

Top 5 traditional PC companies, worldwide shipments, market share and year-over-year growth, Q1 2023

Salesperson Shipments Q1 2023 (millions) Market share Q1 2023 Shipments Q1 2022 (millions) Market share Q1 2022 Annual growth
Lenovo 12.7 22.4% 18.3 22.8% -30.3%
hp 12.0 21.1% 15.8 19.7% -24.2%
Dell 9.5 16.7% 13.7 17.1% -31.0%
Apple 4.1 7.2% 6.9 8.6% -40.5%
ASUS 3.9 6.8% 5.6 6.9% -30.3%
Others 14.7 25.9% 19.9 24.8% -26.0%
Total 56.9 100% 80.2 100% -29.0%
Notes: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding
Source: IDC Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, April 2023

The latest PC crash was caused by continued weak consumer demand, oversupply and unstable economic markets. The coming months are not looking good for PC vendors with experts at IDC predicting a return to growth by the end of this year.

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