The India traditional PC market, inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations delivered a strong year with shipment growth of 44.5% year-over-year (YoY) in 2021 (Jan-Dec), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. While the notebook category was the volume driver with shipments reaching 11.6 million units, the desktop category, which saw a steep decline in 2020, managed a recovery with 30% YoY growth. This can be attributed to strong demand from enterprises, SMB, and consumer segments.\\\
The market continued to be upbeat as the vendors collectively shipped more than 4 million PCs in 4Q21 (Oct-Dec). Remote working demand coupled with better supplies were the drivers for the market. The desktop category continued its upward trajectory driven by demand in the Education and VLE segments, shipping more than 800k units for the first time in eight quarters, Notebooks clocked over 3 million units for the second quarter in succession. The commercial segment posted a sharp YoY growth of 81.4% in 4Q21, while the consumer segment witnessed a more subdued YoY growth as vendors focused on inventory correction following a very strong 3Q21 (Jul-Sep)\\\.
“As schools and colleges continued to function remotely for a second consecutive year, the demand for a computing device became extremely important for students. Some of the students who were earlier using smartphones/tablets for their virtual classes opted for a PC for obvious benefits such as bigger screen and ease of usage” said Bharat Shenoy, Senior Market Analyst, PC Devices, IDC India. Commenting on the ongoing momentum in the notebook category, he adds, “The consumer segment witnessed strong growth despite facing supply disruptions across the year. While the incumbent brands managed to get better allocations and ship bigger volumes of PCs, new brands that entered the Indian market in the past few years struggled to get timely supplies thereby strained to fully capitalize on the market opportunity.”\\\
Top 5 Company Highlights: 2021\\\ HP Inc. continued to lead the overall PC market with a share of 31.5% as its shipments grew by 58.7% YoY in CY2021. The vendor also led the market and had its biggest quarter ever in 4Q21 by shipping more than 1.3 million units. The vendor had a commanding share of 32.9% and 30% in the commercial and consumer segments in 2021 as they grew by 57.5% and 60.1% YoY respectively. Strong demand coupled with consistent supplies helped the brand in managing substantial growth in both segments.\\\
Dell Technologies secured the second position with a 23.6% share and 47% YoY growth in CY2021. The vendor also stood in second place behind HP in 4Q21 as it shipped more than a million units for a second consecutive quarter. While it was a close second to HP in the commercial segment with a share of 29.8% in 2021, it managed to stay ahead of Lenovo but was a distant second in the consumer segment. The vendor also led the enterprise segment with a share of 38% driven by increased demand from Indian IT/ITES customers and its global accounts.\\\
Lenovo continued to hold its third position behind Dell in 4Q21 as well as CY2021 with a share of 17.4% and 18.4% respectively. While the vendor managed an impressive growth of 22.8% YoY in 2021 across segments, constrained supplies impacted its overall shipments. It however did perform well in the SME segment, coming in second behind HP with a share of 24.7%.\\\
Acer Group retained the fourth position with an 8.2% market share in CY2021, while it held a share of 7.7% in 4Q21. As the desktop category made a comeback of sorts in 2021, Acer was one of the main beneficiaries due to its established commercial desktop business. The vendor was second in the commercial desktop category behind HP with a share of 25.8%.\\\
ASUS maintained the fifth position with a share of 4.4% in 4Q21 and 5.9% in CY2021 as it grew by 36.1% YoY in 2021. While it managed a healthy growth in the consumer segment in 2021, it started making inroads in the commercial segment, growing a staggering 227.2% YoY.\\\
Commenting on the outlook, Narendra Singh, Research Director, Client Devices, IDC India said, “The market witnessed unprecedented demand for PCs in last two years in both the commercial and consumer segments, but demand is expected to soften in 2022. While digitalization and remote working are expected to be primary drivers for the SME and enterprise segments, component shortages, supply challenges, and increased prices might continue to impact the government and education segments negatively, leading to further delays in projects. We may also witness some traction for the newer vendors in the consumer segment as supplies start improving in the second half of the year.”\\\
HP maintained its lead within the total PC class in 2021 in India with over 1.3 million devices shipped within the fourth quarter (This autumn 2021), in step with a record by way of IDC. The seller reportedly loved a marketplace proportion of 31.5 pc and noticed its shipments develop by way of 58.7 pc closing yr. Meanwhile, the PC marketplace remained upbeat with distributors delivering an excellent 14.8 million PC fashions in 2021, buoyed by way of a faraway running call for higher provides. Notebook computer systems noticed its shipments achieve 11.6 million devices and remained the principal quantity driving force, whilst desktop computer systems grew 30 pc year-on-year in comparison to 2020.\\
\ According to a report by way of International Data Corporation (IDC), whilst HP used to be the whole marketplace chief on the subject of PC shipments in India, Dell used to be in 2d place with 23.6 pc marketplace proportion because it shipped greater than 1 million devices for s 2d consecutive quarter in This autumn 2021. Dell led the undertaking section with a proportion of 38 pc, due to expanding calls for IT and ITES (Information Technology Enabled Services) and the corporate’s world accounts, in step with the record.\\\
Lenovo stayed installed 3rd spot, each within this autumn 2021 and the calendar yr 2021, with an expansion of twenty-two. 8 pc year-on-year. Thanks to the call for from Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) section, Lenovo used to be in a 2d position, at the back of HP with a marketplace proportion of 24.7 pc, in step with IDC’s record, which states that constraints in provides impacting the corporate’s total shipments.\\\
In fourth and 5th position have been Acer and Asus, each keeping up their positions with a marketplace proportion of 8.2 and 5.9 pc, respectively. Acer used to be one of the crucial major beneficiaries of the restoration of the desktop-class, in step with the record. It held the second position after HP within the business section with a marketplace proportion of 25.8 pc, due to Acer’s established business desktop industry. Meanwhile, Asus grew 36.1 pc year-on-year in 2021, making inroads into the industrial section with a whopping 227.2 pc year-on-year expansion, in step with the IDC record.\\\
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