Gartner: 26 million PC shipped in APAC, 75.7 million Worldwide – 4Q15

Shipments for the Asia Pacific PC market reached 26 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, a 1.5% decline from the fourth quarter of 2014. Similarly, worldwide PC shipments totaled 75.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, a 8.3% decline from the fourth quarter of 2014, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.

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The market research firm said that buyers did not rush to replace with newer PC models with Windows 10. PC vendors looked for profitability over shipment volume, focusing on segments such as gaming PCs; bundling of desktops with large monitor screens and ultramobile device models.

In the fourth quarter of 2015, Lenovo registered a worldwide PC shipment decline for the third consecutive quarter. However, Lenovo declined less than the industry average, and it extended its lead in the market. Lenovo accounted for 20.3% of worldwide PC shipments in the fourth quarter of 2015. Lenovo did particularly well in North America to offset shipment declines in EMEA, Latin America and Japan.

Preliminary Worldwide PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 4Q15 (Thousands of Units)

Company 4Q15 Shipments 4Q15 Market Share (%) 4Q14 Shipments 4Q14 Market Share (%) 4Q15-4Q14 Growth (%)
Lenovo 15,384 20.3 16,061 19.4 -4.2
HP 14,206 18.8 15,452 18.7 -8.1
Dell 10,236 13.5 10,783 13.1 -5.1
Asus 6,002 7.9 6,201 7.5 -3.2
Apple 5,675 7.5 5,519 6.7 2.8
Acer Group 5,277 7.0 5,939 7.2 -11.2
Others 18,940 25.0 22,635 27.4 -16.3
Total 75,720 100.0 82,590 100.0 -8.3
Notes: Data includes desk-based PCs, notebook PCs, and ultramobile premium. All data is estimated based on a preliminary study. Final estimates will be subject to change. The statistics are based on shipments selling into channels. Source: Gartner (January 2016)

HP’s fourth quarter PC shipments declined in the worldwide market and across all regions. The decline in the regions were mostly the same or better than the regional average except for the U.S. market. The steep decline in the U.S. market was in part because of unusually high shipment volume in the fourth quarter of 2014, led by low-priced Bing notebooks targeting holiday sales.

Dell’s PC shipments declined across all regions except Japan where the company grew by single digits compared to the fourth quarter of 2014. Although Dell’s shipments declined in EMEA and the U.S., Dell declined less than the regional averages.

For the year, 2015 PC shipments totaled 288.7 million units, an 8% decline from 2014.

Preliminary Worldwide PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 2015 (Thousands of Units)

Company 2015

Shipments

2015 Market

Share (%)

2014

Shipments

2014 Market Share (%) 2015-2014 Growth (%)
Lenovo 57,123 19.8 58,956 18.8 -3.1
HP 52,551 18.2 54,996 17.5 -4.4
Dell 39,159 13.6 40,499 12.9 -3.3
Asus 21,198 7.3 22,671 7.2 -6.5
Apple 20,741 7.2 19,598 6.2 5.8
Acer Group 20,340 7.0 24,015 7.7 -15.3
Others 77,624 26.9 92,945 29.6 19.7
Grand Total 288,735 100.0 313,681 100.0 -8.0
Notes: Data includes desk-based PCs, notebook PCs, and ultramobile premium. All data is estimated based on a preliminary study. Final estimates will be subject to change. The statistics are based on shipments selling into channels. Source: Gartner (January 2016)

The top six vendor accounted for more of the overall PC market in 2015. These vendors accounted for 73.1% of shipments in 2015, up from 70.4% of shipments in 2014. Lenovo maintained the number one position, accounting for 19.8% of PC shipments, followed by HP with 18.2% market share. Dell rounded out the top three vendors, accounting for 13.6% of shipments.

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