Canalys has published statistics on the global personal computer market. The demand for technology is growing rapidly, which is facilitated by the development of platforms for remote work and distance learning.
Canalys data includes the supply of desktops, laptops and workstations. The supply of such devices in the first quarter of this year amounted to 82,7 million units. This is a striking 55% increase compared to the same period in 2020, when shipments totaled 53,5 million.
Canalys: the global computer market is growing rapidly
Analysts note that the displayed result is the highest in recent years. Higher shipments in the first quarter were observed only in 2012.
Quarterly shipments of laptops and mobile workstations grew 79% year-over-year to 67,8 million units. At the same time, the demand for desktop systems decreased by 5%, amounting to 14,8 million units.
The largest player in the world market is Lenovo with a share of about 24,7%. HP is in second place with 23,3%, and Dell rounds out the top three with 15,7%.
Apple controls approximately 8,0% of the global market and ranks fourth in the list of leading vendors. Next comes Acer, which has a share of 6,9%.
"The supply chain problem that is plaguing the industry is a good problem to have," said Rushab Doshi, director of research at Canalys. “As average prices rise due to domestic hardware shortages, design innovation is driving long-term changes in the way PC vendors approach supply and demand. Chipmakers are also now keeping a close eye on personal computing and have increased planned future investments to take advantage of long-term opportunities. Although the pandemic is not over yet, there is light at the end of the tunnel. It also boosts SME investment in computers, which has stalled dramatically in 2020.”
"Despite the supply chain's efforts to ramp up production, Canalys expects the PC market to be limited for most of this year," said Canalys analyst Ishan Dutt. “Adding to that, the potential for creating even more disruption and uncertainty is extremely high. The interfering effect of the shortage on the economic revival of countries should be a wake-up call for governments to increase investment in semiconductor production.”
