NEEDHAM, Mass.—After more than two years of decline, worldwide tablet shipments posted modest year-over-year growth of 0.5% in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24), totaling 30.8 million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.
The IDC reported that the last time the market recorded growth was in the second quarter of 2021, after which shipments began to slow due to saturation.
