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PC Shipments Declined 19.5%
in Third Quarter of 2022
STAMFORD, Conn. — Worldwide PC
shipments totaled 68 million units in
the third quarter of 2022, a 19.5% de-
crease from the third quarter of 2021,
according to preliminary results by
Gartner Inc.
Steepest decline
This is the steepest market decline since
Gartner began tracking the PC market in
the mid-1990s and the fourth consecutive
quarter of year-over-year decline.
“This quarter’s results could mark a histor-
ic slowdown for the PC market,” said Mi-
kako Kitagawa, director analyst at Gartner.
Supply chain disruptions
“While supply chain disruptions have fi nal-
ly eased, high inventory has now become
a major issue given weak PC demand in
Preliminary Worldwide PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 3Q22 (Thousands of Units) fueled by produc-
Notes: Data includes desktop and laptop PCs that are equipped with Windows, macOS and Chrome OS. All data is es- next page
timated based on a preliminary study. Final estimates will be subject to change. The statistics are based on shipments
selling into channels. Numbers may not add up to totals shown due to rounding. (Gartner, October 2022)
NOVEMBER 2022
both the consumer and business markets.
Back-to-school sales ended with disap-
pointing results despite massive promo-
tions and price drops, due to a lack of
need as many consumers had purchased
new PCs in the last two years.
Economic uncertainties
On the business side, geopolitical and eco-
nomic uncertainties led to more selective
IT spending, and “PCs were not at the top
of the priority list,” Gartner reported.
The top three vendors in the worldwide PC
market remained unchanged in the third
quarter of 2022, with Lenovo maintaining
the top spot in shipments with a 25.2%
market share (see table).
Lenovo gained market share compared to
a year ago, although shipments declined
year-over-year. While the company’s over-
all shipments were down in all regions
except Canada, the EMEA desktop market
saw growth,
tion beginning in
Lenovo’s fi rst in-
house manufac-
turing facility in
Europe. This facil-
ity which opened
in Hungary in June
2022.
Market share
HP recorded
growth in select
regions in the
desktop market,
but overall laptop
shipments suff ered
declines, while Dell
narrowed its mar-