Global PC Market Grew 23% in Q3 to 125M, Says Canalys
The global PC market had a 23% year-on-year bump in shipments to 124.5 million, said Canalys Thursday. Lenovo led, shipping 23.5 million tablets, notebooks and desktops, followed by Apple with 22.1 million Macs and iPads, HP with 18.7 million PCs…
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and Dell with 12 million PCs. Tablets grew 43% to 44.3 million, with Apple taking the top position, growing 47% to 15.2 million. Samsung tablet sales spiked 80%, topping the 9 million mark for the first time since 2015. “Tablets are a natural choice for first-time PC users who want something uncomplicated and affordable,” said analyst Victoria Li, citing the “natural extension of Android and iOS" from phones to tablets, which made it simple for those “who dabbled with extended remote learning for the first time.” Chromebook shipments jumped 122% to a record 9.4 million. Detachables grew 88%, and all-in-ones advanced 7%, while the overall desktop category slid 32%.