IDC: Worldwide computer shipments down in 2Q15 by 11.8 percent
This is bad news for PC makers but is expected given the constant decline of PC sales. According to IDC, 2Q15 PC shipments have dropped 11.8% when compared to 2Q2014. If Apple had not registered 16.1% growth, this would have been worse, 13.6% to be precise. Lenovo used to register strong sales but this time around, they too registered 7.5% decline in sales. We would like to say that this is due to upcoming Windows 10 launch but that his highly unlikely (correction : that is impossible). In USA, it is slightly better. The decline is only 3.3% but Apple and Lenovo are the only makers registering positive growth and are slowly closing in on HP and Dell for top two spots. The difference of marketshare between Apple and Dell in USA is now under 10% and at this time next year, we may see Apple clinch second spot atleast. Lenovo occupied top spot in global sales while HP and Dell stayed second and third.
Top 5 Vendors, Worldwide PC Shipments, Market Share, and Year-Over-Year Growth for the Second Quarter of 2015 (Preliminary) (Shipments are in thousands of units) |
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Vendor | 2Q15 Shipments |
2Q15 Market Share |
2Q14 Shipments |
2Q14 Market Share |
2Q15/2Q14 Growth |
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1. Lenovo | 13,444 | 20.3% | 14,535 | 19.4% | -7.5% | |||||
2. HP | 12,253 | 18.5% | 13,675 | 18.2% | -10.4% | |||||
3. Dell | 9,560 | 14.5% | 10,466 | 14.0% | -8.7% | |||||
4. Apple | 5,136 | 7.8% | 4,423 | 5.9% | 16.1% | |||||
5. Acer Group* | 4,334 | 6.6% | 5,932 | 7.9% | -26.9% | |||||
5. ASUS* | 4,330 | 6.5% | 4,693 | 6.3% | -7.7% | |||||
Others | 17,082 | 25.8% | 21,274 | 28.4% | -19.7% | |||||
Total | 66,140 | 100.0% | 74,998 | 100.0% | -11.8% | |||||
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, July 9, 2015
* Note: IDC declares a statistical tie in the worldwide PC market when there is less than one tenth of one percent difference in the revenue share of two or more vendors.
Top 5 Vendors, United States PC Shipments, Market Share, and Year-Over-Year Growth, Second Quarter of 2015 (Preliminary) (Shipments are in thousands of units) |
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Vendor | 2Q15 Shipments |
2Q15 Market Share |
2Q14 Shipments |
2Q14 Market Share |
2Q15/2Q14 Growth |
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1. HP | 4,259 | 26.0% | 4,558 | 26.9% | -6.6% | |||||
2. Dell | 3,920 | 23.9% | 4,291 | 25.4% | -8.6% | |||||
3. Apple | 2,205 | 13.5% | 1,971 | 11.6% | 11.9% | |||||
4. Lenovo | 2,083 | 12.7% | 1,914 | 11.3% | 8.8% | |||||
5. Toshiba | 934 | 5.7% | 1,022 | 6.0% | -8.6% | |||||
Others | 2,971 | 18.1% | 3,169 | 18.7% | -6.3% | |||||
Total | 16,372 | 100.0% | 16,925 | 100.0% | -3.3% | |||||
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, July 9, 2015
Table Notes:
- Some IDC estimates prior to financial earnings reports.
- Shipments include shipments to distribution channels or end users. OEM sales are counted under the vendor/brand under which they are sold.
- PCs include Desktops, Portables, Ultraslim Notebooks, Chromebooks, and Workstations and do not include handhelds, x86 Servers and Tablets (i.e. iPad, or Tablets with detachable keyboards running either Windows or Android). Data for all vendors are reported for calendar periods.
“Although the second quarter decline in PC shipments was significant, and slightly more than expected, the overall trend fits with expectations,” said Loren Loverde, Vice President, Worldwide PC Trackers & Forecasting. “We continue to expect low to mid-single digit declines in volume during the second half of the year with volume stabilizing in future years. We’re expecting the Windows 10 launch to go relatively well, though many users will opt for a free OS upgrade rather than buying a new PC. Competition from 2-in-1 devices and phones remains an issue, but the economic environment has had a larger impact lately, and that should stabilize or improve going forward.”
“The U.S. market was in line with forecasts, declining -3.3% from a year ago, after avoiding the global market declines over the past five quarters. Soft retail demand, short term weakness from inventory reductions, some cannibalization from competing devices, and low demand for large commercial refreshes are among the factors that reduced PC shipments,” said Rajani Singh, Senior Research Analyst, Personal Computers. “Nevertheless, moving forward, we expect a healthy second half as inventory and purchase decisions pick up following the launch of Windows 10. Emerging product categories will remain a bright spot as attention shifts to convertibles and Chromebooks in the commercial as well as consumer segments.”