Worldwide PC Shipments Grew 1% In Q4 2021: IDC

According to IDC tracker, Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) reached 92.7 million units during the fourth quarter of 2021 marking 1 per cent growth over the same quarter in 2020.

Last year also recorded the highest level of shipments in the PC market after 2012. Total PC shipments during 2021 reached 348.8 million units, up 14.8 per cent from 2020. 

Lenovo retains the top position on the table with a 23.4 per cent share in Q421. HP and Dell remain in the second and third spots with  20.1% and 18.6% market share respectively.

Asus recorded the highest growth of 12.5 per cent YoY followed by Apple with an 8.6 per cent jump.

Total sales of PC rose by 1 per cent to 92,653 units as against 91,744 units in 2020.

"2021 has truly been a return to form for the PC," said Jitesh Ubrani, research manager for IDC's Mobile and Consumer Device Trackers. "Consumer need for PCs in emerging markets and global commercial demand remained strong during the quarter with supply being a gating factor. While consumer and educational demand has tapered in some developed markets, we continue to believe the overall PC market has reset at a much higher level than before the pandemic."

"A challenging logistical environment, coupled with ongoing supply-side shortages, meant that the PC market could have been even larger than it was in 2021," according to Tom Mainelli, group vice president of IDC's Device and Consumer Research. "We closed the year with many buyers still waiting for their PC orders to ship. As we move through the first half of the year, we expect supply to remain constrained, especially with regards to the commercial segment where demand is the most robust."