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Worldwide PC shipments spike 2.8% in Q2 with Lenovo, HP leading the way

MORRISVILLE — After a significant decline in the first quarter of the year due to COVID-19-related supply chain disruptions, worldwide PC shipments totaled 64.8 million units in the second quarter of 2020 — a 2.8 percent jump year over year,  according to preliminary results by research firm Gartner.

Lenovo, with US headquarters in Morrisville, and HP shared the number one position in the worldwide PC market. They accounted for half of PC shipments in the second quarter of 2020 — up from 46.6 percent in the second quarter of 2019.

“The second quarter of 2020 represented a short-term recovery for the worldwide PC market, led by exceptionally strong growth in EMEA,” said Mikako Kitagawa, research director at Gartner, in a statement. “After the PC supply chain was severely disrupted in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the growth this quarter was due to distributors and retail channels restocking their supplies back to near-normal levels.

Source: Gartner

“Additionally, mobile PC growth was particularly strong, driven by several factors including business continuity for remote working, online education and consumers’ entertainment needs. However, this uptick in mobile PC demand will not continue beyond 2020, as shipments were mainly boosted by short-term business needs due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Lenovo maintained its No. 1 position in the worldwide PC market alongside HP, with 4.2 percent year over year growth in worldwide shipments. This was the result of strong double-digit growth in EMEA and over 50 percent growth in mobile PC shipments.

After a significant decline in the first quarter of 2020 due to supply chain constraints, HP recorded strong year over year growth in the second quarter as it recovered from those supply chain issues. HP showed particularly strong growth in EMEA and the U.S., brought on by healthy consumer demand for PCs.

Dell’s worldwide shipments declined slightly in the second quarter of 2020, representing its first year over year decline since the first quarter of 2016. Dell’s shipments grew in EMEA and Japan but declined in all other regions, with the steepest drop in Latin America (20%). In many regions, Dell’s mobile PCs showed double digit growth, which was offset by a significant decline in shipments of deskbased PCs.