- Global PC shipments reached 255.5 million in 2024, up 3.8% year-on-year
- Strong Christmas sales and discounts saw an increase of 4.6% in the fourth quarter of 2024.
- Lenovo represents 24.2% of the market
The final numbers for 2024 are in, and that’s good news for the PC market, which has seen encouraging growth over the year.
The latest data from Canalys claims that 255.5 million PCs (including desktops and laptops) were shipped in 2024, up from 246 million in 2023, representing 3.8% year-on-year growth. other.
Leading the way was Lenovo, which maintained its 24.2% market share for the close quarter (up from 24.0%).
The PC market is growing
Of the 255.5 million PCs shipped in 2024, 61.9 million were Lenovo models. HP, with a 20.7% market share, followed closely with 53.0 million units shipped. Dell, Apple and Asus complete the top five, with respective market shares of 15.3%, 8.9% and 7.2%.
Canalys analyst Kieren Jessop called the 3.8% year-on-year growth “modest”, noting that stronger growth of 4.6% in the fourth quarter could be a sign positive things to come. This is due to “heavy discounts offered by sellers and retailers” during the holiday season and increased adoption of Buy Now, Pay Later programs.
The final three months of 2024 represented the fifth consecutive quarter of growth after seven previous quarters of market contraction, quarterly PC shipments are still far from the levels they reached in 2020 and 2021, in some cases exceeding 90 million . The most recent quarter saw 67.5 million PCs shipped.
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