PC sales fell sharply in 2022, and not even Apple is safe

Date:
Wed, 11 Jan 2023 19:01:41 +0000

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Desktop and laptop sales plummeted in 2022 following a two-year high: Apple even struggled to sell its Macs.

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The global PC market saw a marked decline amid economic concerns on a global scale in 2022, new analyst figures have declared.

The latest numbers from Canalys claim global total desktop and notebook sales were down year-on-year to 285.1 million, representing a 16% drop compared
with 2021.

However, 2021 figures were among the highest in nearly a decade, following a trend that saw it and the year before experience significant growth in the market. 2022 PC sales vs before

Looking more broadly, 2022 figures were up on pre-pandemic 2019 figures, representing a similarly steady growth to the years we saw leading up to
2019.

This has led some to believe that the 2020 and 2021 figures are artificially inflated as a result of the sudden requirement for many to work from home or embrace hybrid working , meaning that companies were forced to invest in more mobile infrastructure. (Image credit: Canalys) Read more

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Leading the charts in the final quarter of 2022 was Lenovo, which shifted 15,470 laptops and desktops - down 28.9% compared with Q4 2021. In second and third place were HP and Dell, each witnessing a 29% and 37.2% decline respectively.

While overall fourth quarter PC shipments dropped by an average of 28.7% in 2022 compared with 2021, its clear that some companies were better off than others, with Dell ending up on the poorer end of the scale.

While Apple reported a less significant decline, it was still 7.5% down year-on-year, resulting in a Q4 2022 total of 7,229 shipments of its Mac lineup. As a whole, Apple PC shipments were down 6.2% throughout the whole year.

Looking forward, its hard to tell whether figures will return to lower pre-pandemic levels, or will suffer a less sudden decline. While theres
always the possibility that 2023 will see even more computers sold than in
the year that preceded it, for now at least, a tricky outlook leaves the future looking pretty uncertain. Need a powerful desktop PC? Check out the best workstations



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