Global PC shipments declined by 13.4% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2023, according to initial data from the International Data Corporation (IDC). This downturn marks the sixth straight quarter of shrinkage, spurred by macroeconomic factors, diminished demand across consumer and commercial sectors, and a shift in IT expenditure away from device acquisition. Still, IDC claims that the market outperformed the projected estimates for the quarter.
The industry shipped 61.6 million PCs in Q2 2023, down from 71.1 million computers in the same quarter a year ago. Lenovo shipped 14.2 million systems and remained the world's largest computer supplier in the second quarter of 2023, but its sales contracted by 18.4%. As a result, HP came close to besting leader by shipping 13.4 million desktops and laptops in Q2 2023. Dell came in third, with 10.3 million PCs, and Apple remained the world's fourth-largest PC supplier with 5.3 million machines sold during the quarter. Acer shipped approximately four million computers, based on data from IDC.
