World private laptop (PC) shipments grew round 3% year-over-year (YoY) in quarter one (Q1) of 2024 after eight consecutive quarters of declines resulting from demand slowdown and stock correction, in keeping with the newest knowledge from Counterpoint Analysis. And there’s excellent news for Apple.
The tech big offered 5 million Macs in Q1 of 2024 in comparison with gross sales of 4.9 million in Q1 of 2023. That’s annual development of two%. Counterpoint says the Mac’s development “was resilient, with the two% development primarily supported by M3 base fashions.”
Apple is fourth amongst world PC makers. Forward of it are Lenovo, HP, and Dell. And notice that Counterpoint doesn’t depend iPads as PCs: if it did, clearly, Apple’s market share can be greater.
Counterpoint says the PC cargo development in Q1 2024 got here on a comparatively low base in Q1 2023. The approaching quarters of 2024 will see sequential cargo development, leading to 3% YoY development for the complete yr, largely pushed by synthetic intelligence PC momentum, cargo restoration throughout totally different sectors, and a recent alternative cycle, provides the analysis group.
