India PC market rises 7.1 per cent to 3.39 mn unitsin June quarter; HP leads with 32 per cent share

 

 

RISING for the fourth straight quarter, India’s traditional PC market -- comprisingdesktops,notebooks,and workstations -- reported a 7.1 per cent growthinshipments to 3.39millionunitsinApril-June thisyear,marketresearch firm IDCsaidonMonday. According to theInternationalData Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, HP led the PC market with 31.7 per cent share. Itwas followedbyLenovowith 17.5 percent,Dellwith 14.8percent,Acer Group with 14.7 per cent and Asus with 7.1 per cent, according to the report. “India’s traditional PC market (inclusiveofdesktops,notebooks, and workstations) shipped 3.39 million units in the second quarter of 2024, up 7.1 per cent year-over-year (YoY),” the report said. Shipmentsofdesktops,notebooks, and workstations grew by 5.9 per cent, 7.4 per cent and 12.4 per cent, respectively, on a year-on-year basis during the June 2024 quarter. “In the second quarter of 2024, the consumersegmentsurgedby11.2per centyear-on-year asbothonline and offline channels saw good demand.

 

The e-tail channel grew by a healthy 22.4 per cent year-on-year. “The commercial segment grew by 3.5 per cent year-on-year fuelled by an increased demand in the SMB (small andmediumbusiness) andLB (large business) segments, which grew by 12.4 per cent year-on-year and 33.1 per cent year-on-year, respectively,” the report said. IDCIndiaandSouthAsia,Research Manager, Bharath Shenoy said this is the fourth consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth for the consumer segment. “Vendors kickstarted the back-to-school/ college campaigns, and good demand was seen in the e-tail channel as well during online sales. Vendors stocked the channel to prepare for upcoming IndependenceDay sales,which gave a healthy growth in consumer PC shipments,” Shenoy said.