HP showed particularly strong growth in EMEA and the U.S., brought on by healthy consumer demand for PCs.ĭell’s worldwide shipments declined slightly in the second quarter of 2020, representing its first year over year decline since the first quarter of 2016.
This was the result of strong double-digit growth in EMEA and over 50% growth in mobile PC shipments.Īfter a significant decline in the first quarter of 2020 due to supply chain constraints, HP recorded strong year over year growth in the second quarter as it recovered from those supply chain issues. 1 position in the worldwide PC market alongside HP, with 4.2% year over year growth in worldwide shipments. Numbers may not add up to totals shown due to rounding.
The statistics are based on shipments selling into channels. Final estimates will be subject to change. All data is estimated based on a preliminary study.
Notes: Data includes desk-based PCs, notebook PCs and ultramobile premiums (such as Microsoft Surface), but not Chromebooks or iPads. Preliminary Worldwide PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 2Q20 (Thousands of Units) They accounted for half of PC shipments in the second quarter of 2020, up from 46.6% in the second quarter of 2019 (see Table 1). In the second quarter of 2020, Lenovo and HP shared the number one position in the worldwide PC market, owing to HP’s strong growth in the quarter. However, this uptick in mobile PC demand will not continue beyond 2020, as shipments were mainly boosted by short-term business needs due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.” “Additionally, mobile PC growth was particularly strong, driven by several factors including business continuity for remote working, online education and consumers’ entertainment needs. “After the PC supply chain was severely disrupted in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the growth this quarter was due to distributors and retail channels restocking their supplies back to near-normal levels. “The second quarter of 2020 represented a short-term recovery for the worldwide PC market, led by exceptionally strong growth in EMEA,” said Mikako Kitagawa, research director at Gartner.
After a significant decline in the first quarter of the year due to COVID-19-related supply chain disruptions, the PC market returned to growth as vendors restocked their channels and mobile PC demand increased. Worldwide PC shipments totaled 64.8 million units in the second quarter of 2020, a 2.8% increase from the second quarter of 2019, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.