PC shipments stories
PC shipments to plunge in 2026 on memory shortages
Last month
#
semiconductors
#
supply chain
#
windows
Global PC shipments are set to slump 12% in 2026 as memory shortages push component costs sharply higher and force up system prices.
IDC cuts 2026 PC forecast as memory shortages bite
Last month
#
partner programmes
#
supply chain
#
risk & compliance
IDC warns memory shortages and supply constraints will drive a steeper 2026 fall in PC and tablet shipments, even as market value rises.
AI PCs to make up 31% of global shipments by end of 2025
Fri, 29th Aug 2025
#
slm
#
ai
#
pc shipments
Gartner forecasts AI PCs will make up 31% of global shipments in 2025, rising to 55% and 143 million units by 2026 amid market uncertainties.
S&P Global forecasts a 9% rise in IT spending for 2025
Wed, 15th Jan 2025
#
semiconductors
#
digital transformation
#
supply chain
S&P Global Ratings predicts a 9% surge in global IT spending by 2025, driven by AI investments in data centres and traditional hardware.
Gartner predicts AI-enabled PCs to reach 43% of market by 2025
Thu, 26th Sep 2024
#
genai
#
ai
#
ai pc
Gartner forecasts that AI-enabled PCs will soar, comprising 43% of total PC shipments by 2025, up from just 17% in 2024.
Modest recovery predicted for global PC market in 2024
Fri, 20th Sep 2024
#
ai
#
notebook
#
pc market
CONTEXT forecasts a modest PC market recovery in 2024, driven by increased demand for replacement devices and technological enhancements amid stabilising economic conditions.
PC market continues on downward spiral as global volumes drop
Tue, 10th Oct 2023
#
supply chain
#
ai pc
#
notebook
While most of the top 5 vendors experienced double-digit declines during the quarter, Apple experienced an outsized decline.
PC market finally on road to recovery - IDC report
Tue, 29th Aug 2023
#
amd
#
market
#
pc shipments
The road to recovery for PCs has been challenging coming off explosive years in 2020 and 2021, but signs of growth are finally returning, IDC finds.
Weak demand and changing IT budgets causes drop in PC shipments
Tue, 11th Jul 2023
#
supply chain
#
apple
#
hp
Global PC shipments continue to decline, falling 13.4% in 2Q23, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of contraction, according to IDC.
Global PC shipments decline another 15% in 3Q22 – IDC
Wed, 12th Oct 2022
#
lenovo
#
pc shipments
#
analyst report
Shipment volumes remain well above pre-pandemic levels when PC volumes were largely driven by commercial refreshes.
PC market shipments grow 13% to break 10-year record
Tue, 13th Oct 2020
#
supply chain
#
lenovo
#
notebook
PC market shipments grew 13% in the third quarter of 2020, breaking a 10-year record, according to new figures released by Canalys.
Intel slashes 12,000 jobs, focuses business on data center and IoT
Thu, 21st Apr 2016
#
semiconductors
#
iot
#
intel
Intel is slashing 12,000 positions globally as it refocuses its business around data center and internet of things and away from PCs.