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The country’s computer market, including desktops, laptops and workstations, delivered a strong year with shipment growth of 44.5% year over year in 2021.
The country’s computer market, including desktops, laptops and workstations, delivered a strong year with shipment growth of 44.5% year over year in 2021.
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India shipped 14.8 million units of personal computers (PCs) in calendar 2021, registering 44.5% year-on-year (YoY) growth, according to International Data Corporation (IDC).
The country’s PC market, including desktops, notebooks and workstations, delivered a strong year with shipment growth of 44.5% year-on-year in 2021 while the notebook category was the volume driver with shipments reaching 11.6 million units. The desktop category reported growth of 30% YoY driven by demand from enterprises, SMBs, education and individual consumers.
The market continued to be bullish as vendors collectively shipped more than 4 million PCs in the October-December quarter alone. The business segment posted sharp growth of 81.4% YoY in the fourth quarter while the consumer segment witnessed weak growth as sellers focused on correcting inventory after a very strong 3Q21, it said.
“As schools and colleges continued to operate remotely for the second consecutive year, the demand for a computing device became extremely important for students. Some of the students who earlier used smartphones/tablets for their virtual classes opted for a computer for obvious advantages such as a larger screen and ease of use,” said Bharath Shenoy, senior market analyst, PC Devices, IDC India.
He added, the consumer segment witnessed strong growth despite facing supply disruptions throughout the year and the incumbent brands managed to get better allocations and were able to deliver larger volumes of computers.
According to IDC analysis, HP Inc. continued to lead the overall PC market with a share of 31.5% as its shipments grew by 58.7% YoY in CY2021. Dell Technologies secured the second position with a 23.6% share and 47% YoY growth in 2021. Lenovo continued to hold its third position behind Dell in 4Q21 as well as CY2021 with shares of 17.4% and 18.4%, respectively. Acer Group maintained the fourth position with 8.2% market share in CY2021 while it held a share of 7.7% in 4Q21 while ASUS maintained the fifth position with a share of 4.4% in 4Q21 and 5.9% in CY2021 while growing at 36.1% YoY. in 2021.
On the outlook, Navkendar Singh, Research Director, Client Devices, IDC India said, “The market has witnessed unprecedented demand for PCs in the last two years in the business and consumer segments, but the demand is expected to soften in 2022.”
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