A new research data analysed by StockApp has shown that Lenovo recorded surge in the sales of Personal Computers brand in the third Quarter of 2020 with a total of 18.3 million unit shipments.
The Third Quarter sales is a huge increase when compared compared to Q3 2019 when its unit shipments totaled 16.9 million, there was an increase of 8.3percent.
In terms of global shipments, HP took second place with 15.4 million shipments, up from 15.3 million in Q3 2019, a 0.7percent increase year-over-year (YoY). Part of the reason for HP’s drop was a 30percent YoY decline in desktop shipments. Together, HP and Lenovo accounted for 47.3percent of the PC market share.
Meanwhile, based on a study by IDC, Lenovo’s stellar performance coincided with an overall increase of 14.6percent in global PC shipments, when Gartner’s estimate of growth in global shipments is more conservative at 3.6 percent, but does not include Chromebook sales.
In terms of domination in region and country, HP leads us market with 30.8percent market share; while Lenovo came third spot. Also, Lenovo’s market share increased from 24.5percent to 25.7percent between Q3 2019 and Q3 2020. On the other hand, HP’s market share contracted from 22.3percent to 21.6percent in the same duration.
On the other hand, in the US market, HP was the top brand with 5.1 million unit shipments and a 30.8% market share during Q3 2020. Lenovo came in third, behind Dell, with 2.5 million unit shipments and a 15.3percent market share.
Acer showed the highest growth during Q3 2020, with an increase of 29.5percent YoY in global shipments. Dell was the poorest performer of the top brands, with a 4.6percent decline YoY. According to IDC, total unit shipments during the quarter were 81.3 million, while according to Gartner, the total was 71.4 million. Chromebook shipments, which made the difference between the two reports, grew by 90percent YoY.
Lastly, according to a report by Statista, the global PC industry shrunk for seven consecutive years between 2012 and 2018. It went from 365 million unit shipments in 2011 to 259 million in 2018. The seven-year slump came to an end in 2019 when worldwide shipments grew by 0.6percent according to Gartner and 2.7percent according to IDC.