The Indian PC market continued to record a strong growth of 73.1% YoY during the first quarter of 2021, shipping about 3.1 million units in total. Among the many devices, notebooks remained at the top in terms of market share, with a 116.7% YoY growth. Overall, the market was led by HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, Apple and ASUS.
During Q1 2021, HP Inc. returned to the top position with a market share of 32.9%, shipping just over a million units in total for a strong growth of 102.1% YoY. They were followed by Dell who shipped 624,000 units, growing 45.4%.
Lenovo stayed in 3rd position with a growth of 73.4% YoY and Acer came in 4th place with a growth of 10.5% YoY. Sharing 5th place with a market share of 5.4% were Apple and ASUS, who shipped 167,000 units and 169,000 units respectively.
Commenting on the first quarter performance of the PC market, Bharath Shenoy, Market Analyst, PC Devices, IDC India said:
Many companies remained fully remote or had adopted a hybrid working model to manage the growing concerns of the pandemic within the country. As cases continued to rise, a few large enterprises procured PCs in bulk to manage their workforces, adopting these new working models for the long haul. The demand for virtual learning is still strong, alongside a stronger demand for affordable PCs. This is evident from the recovery of desktops in the consumer segment, which grew 49.5% YoY in 1Q21, despite the growing trend of notebooks replacing desktops.