HP Reclaims the No.1 Position on Worldwide PC Shipments, reports Gartner
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Worldwide PC Unit Shipment Estimates for 3Q06 (000s Units) |
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3Q06 Shipments |
3Q06 Market Share (%) |
3Q05 Shipments |
3Q05 Market Share (%) |
3Q06-3Q05 Growth (%) |
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Hewlett-Packard |
9,652 |
16.3 |
8,361 |
15.1 |
15.4 |
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Dell Inc. |
9,541 |
16.1 |
9,210 |
16.6 |
3.6 |
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Lenovo |
4,444 |
7.5 |
4,035 |
7.3 |
10.1 |
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Acer |
3,468 |
5.9 |
2,600 |
4.7 |
33.4 |
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Toshiba |
2,551 |
4.3 |
1,955 |
3.5 |
30.5 |
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Others |
29,486 |
49.9 |
29,256 |
52.8 |
0.8 |
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Total |
59,143 |
100.0 |
55,417 |
100.0 |
6.7 |
| Source: Gartner Dataquest (October 2006) | |||||
HP's worldwide PC shipments in the third quarter of 2006 increased 15.4% year-over-year, and its market share reached 16.3%. Dell experienced its lowest year-over-year growth in the company’s history, as worldwide PC shipments increased 3.6% in the third quarter, and its worldwide PC market share slipped to 16.1%. Dell’s shipment growth rates were below the industry averages in the U.S. and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions.
Dell held onto the No. 1 position in the U.S. PC market in the third quarter of 2006 despite a 7.1% decline in shipments year-over-year. The company suffered from weak deskbased PC growth, which offset solid mobile PC growth across all segments. HP capitalized on strong demand in the home market. Offerings of AMD-based systems aimed at consumers helped HP’s performance in the home market.
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U.S. PC Unit Shipment Estimates for 3Q06 (000s Units) |
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3Q06 Shipments |
3Q06 Market Share (%) |
3Q05 Shipments |
3Q05 Market Share (%) |
3Q06-3Q05 Growth (%) |
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Dell Inc. |
5,113 |
32.1 |
5,506 |
33.9 |
-7.1 |
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Hewlett-Packard |
3,657 |
23.0 |
3,439 |
21.2 |
6.3 |
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Gateway |
1,013 |
6.4 |
1,024 |
6.3 |
-1.1 |
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Apple Computer |
975 |
6.1 |
744 |
4.6 |
31.0 |
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Toshiba |
813 |
5.1 |
664 |
4.1 |
22.3 |
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Others |
4,352 |
27.3 |
4,865 |
30.0 |
-10.6 |
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Total |
15,923 |
100.0 |
16,243 |
100.0 |
-2.0 |
| Note:
Data includes deskbased PCs, mobile PCs and X86 servers.
Workstation shipments are not included. Source: Gartner Dataquest (October 2006) |
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The EMEA market increased third quarter 2006 PC shipments 9.1% from the same period last year, as shipments totaled 18.5 million units. HP extended its lead as the No. 1 vendor in the region, while Acer closely edged out Dell to reach the No. 2 position.
Third quarter PC shipments in Asia/Pacific increased 13.7% from the third quarter of 2005, as shipments reached 15.1 million units. Mobile PC shipments grew 31%, while deskbased PCs are estimated to have grown 9.6%.
The Latin America PC market experienced year-over-year growth of 20% with shipments totaling 4.6 million units in the third quarter of 2006. Mobile PCs increased 65%, while deskbased PCs grew 15%.
In Japan, third quarter PC shipments declined 3% compared to the same period last year with shipments of 3.5 million units.
