MORRISVILLE – Lenovo, the world’s leader in PC sales, remains No. 1 but its sales numbers were hammered in the second quarter and its market share in the U.S. has dropped, according to a new report.
Data firm Gartner reports that Lenovo’s PC shares fell more than 20% in the second quarter but the company maintained its marsket share leadership at nearly 25%.
In the U.S., sales also fell and Lenovo’s market share dropped nearly a percentage point to 16.4% after sales in this country dropped more than 21%. This is the third straight quarter Lenovo shipments have fallen year over year, Gartner adds.
But Lenovo, which operates dual headquarters in Morrisville and Beijing, was far from alone. Only Apple sales increased among the market leaders while overall shipments plummeted nearly 13% – the biggest drop in nine years, according to Gartner.
So what’s going on?
“Geopolitical, economic and supply chain challenges impacting all regional markets,” Gartner says.
Then there’s inflation.
Inflation is forcing price increases “despite weakening demand,” Kitagawa explained. “The reduction in the mix of PCs from Chromebooks, which tend to have low price points, and shift to premium products also helped increase the average ASP. However, an increase in inventory, especially in the consumer channel, could cause an ASP decline as vendors will try to lower inventory.”
The latest numders:
Preliminary Worldwide PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 2Q22 (Thousands of Units)
| Company | 2Q22 Shipments | 2Q22 Market Share (%) | 2Q21 Shipments | 2Q21 Market Share (%) | 2Q22-2Q21 Growth (%) |
| Lenovo | 17,863 | 24.8 | 20,419 | 24.8 | -12.5 |
| HP Inc. | 13,506 | 18.8 | 18,617 | 22.6 | -27.5 |
| Dell | 13,298 | 18.5 | 14,035 | 17.0 | -5.2 |
| Apple | 6,365 | 8.8 | 5,822 | 7.1 | 9.3 |
| Acer | 5,094 | 7.1 | 6,264 | 7.6 | -18.7 |
| ASUS | 4,697 | 6.5 | 4,909 | 6.0 | -4.3 |
| Others | 11,186 | 15.5 | 12,359 | 15.0 | -9.5 |
| Total | 72,011 | 100.0 | 82,424 | 100.0 | -12.6 |
Dell takes top spot in US
In the U.S. meanwhile, Dell has surged past HP into the top seller spot.
Preliminary U.S. PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 2Q22 (Thousands of Units)
| Company | 2Q22 Shipments | 2Q22 Market Share (%) | 2Q21 Shipments | 2Q21 Market Share (%) | 2Q22-2Q21 Growth (%) |
| Dell | 5,566 | 27.2 | 5,725 | 23.0 | -2.8 |
| HP Inc. | 4,563 | 22.3 | 8,075 | 32.5 | -43.5 |
| Lenovo | 3,354 | 16.4 | 4,297 | 17.3 | -21.9 |
| Apple | 3,128 | 15.3 | 2,618 | 10.5 | 19.5 |
| Acer Group | 1,340 | 6.5 | 1,625 | 6.5 | -17.6 |
| Others | 2,549 | 12.4 | 2,510 | 10.1 | 1.5 |
| Total | 20,500 | 100.0 | 24,850 | 100.0 | -17.5 |
