Worldwide PC shipment growth slipped to 7.9% in 3Q, HP retakes No.1
Worldwide PC
shipment growth slipped to 7.9% in the third quarter to 57 million units, according
to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. By comparison, the overall growth was 9.8%
in 2Q 2006 and enjoyed double-digit growth over the prior three years.
International shipments continued to expand at roughly 11% year on year,
but slow growth in the United States pulled down overall results.
Dell felt the brunt of the shortfall in
U.S. shipments while Hewlett-Packard
was able to leverage strong growth in international markets. Although HP volume was larger by roughly
28 thousand units, on volumes of nearly 10 million, IDC considers this is
a statistical tie.
IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker gathers PC market data in 55 countries by vendor, form factor, brand, processor brand and speed, sales channel and user segment. The research includes historical and forecast trend analysis as well as price band and installed base data.
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Top 5 Vendors, Worldwide PC Shipments, 3Q 2006 (Preliminary) |
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| Rank | Vendor | 3Q 2006 Shipments (millions) | Market Share | 3Q 2005 Shipments (millions) | Market Share | 3Q06/3Q05 Growth |
|
1 |
HP |
9.83 |
17.2% |
8.54 |
16.1% |
15.1% |
|
1 |
Dell |
9.80 |
17.2% |
9.47 |
17.9% |
3.6% |
|
3 |
Lenovo |
4.45 |
7.8% |
4.05 |
7.7% |
9.7% |
|
4 |
Acer |
3.42 |
6.0% |
2.55 |
4.8% |
34.3% |
|
5 |
Toshiba |
2.39 |
4.2% |
1.98 |
3.7% |
20.4% |
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Others |
27.17 |
47.6% |
26.29 |
49.7% |
3.3% |
|
|
All Vendors |
57.05 |
100.0% |
52.88 |
100.0% |
7.9% |
|
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Source: IDC, October 18, 2006 Notes:
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Top 5 Vendors, U.S. PC Shipments, 3Q 2006 (Preliminary) |
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| Rank | Vendor | 3Q 2006 Shipments (millions) | Market Share | 3Q 2005 Shipments (millions) | Market Share | 3Q06/3Q05 Growth |
|
1 |
Dell |
5,258 |
31.0% |
5,638 |
33.0% |
-6.7% |
|
2 |
HP |
3,725 |
22.0% |
3,486 |
20.4% |
6.9% |
|
3 |
Gateway |
1,023 |
6.0% |
1,020 |
6.0% |
0.3% |
|
4 |
Apple |
975 |
5.8% |
737 |
4.3% |
32.3% |
|
5 |
Toshiba |
715 |
4.2% |
664 |
3.9% |
7.6% |
|
Others |
5,260 |
31.0% |
5,532 |
32.4% |
-4.9% |
|
|
All Vendors |
16,956 |
100.0% |
17,077 |
100.0% |
-0.7% |
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| Source: IDC, October 18, 2006 | ||||||
IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker gathers PC market data in 55 countries by vendor, form factor, brand, processor brand and speed, sales channel and user segment. The research includes historical and forecast trend analysis as well as price band and installed base data.
