As vast numbers of people continue to work and study remotely, laptop demand is at an all-time high. In the past quarter, this led to an increase in shipments by 81% in annual terms.
This data is presented in a report prepared by experts from the analytical company Strategy Analytics. Given that there is a shortage in the supply chain, analysts argue that there is still pent-up demand for laptops in 2021.
In total, 68.2 million laptops were shipped from January to March 2021, while in the same period a year ago – 37.8 million units. The market leader is Lenovo, which increased shipments from 8.9 million units to 16.3 million units in a year, that is, by 84%. As a result, its share increased from 23.5% to 23.9%.
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In second place is HP, which increased shipments from 8.1 million units to 15.4 million units over the year, that is, by 91%. Its share increased over the year from 21.3% to 22.6%.
Dell ranks third. Over the year, this company increased deliveries from 7.3 million units to 10.0 million units, that is, by only 37%. The logical result was a decrease in Dell’s share of the global laptop market from 19.2% to 14.6%.
Next comes Apple. She was able to increase shipments of laptops from 2.9 million units to 5.7 million units over the year, that is, by 94%, which led to an increase in Apple’s share from 7.8% to 8.4%. Acer closes the top five. It also increased supplies by 94% – from 2.5 million units to 4.9%. Acer’s share increased from 6.7% to 7.2%.
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