14 DAY TRIAL // The global health issue has generated massive demand for personal computers, especially as a significant number of employees were forced to work remotely.
As a result, the traditional PC recorded a recovery that almost nobody expected to happen, especially as this particular type of device lost ground substantially in the last decade.
2020 and 2021 therefore brought massive sales for personal computers, with a report from IDC revealing that last year, device manufacturers out there sold no less than 348.8 million units.
This is up no less than 14.8 percent from the previous year when PC sales already skyrocketed.
Lenovo still the king of PCs
The analysis published by IDC reveals that Lenovo was the king of PCs last year with 81.9 million sold units and a growth of 14.1 percent over 2020. HP was second with 74.1 million units, followed by Dell, Apple, and Acer. Out of all companies, Apple recorded the biggest growth – 22.1 percent.
"A challenging logistical environment, coupled with ongoing supply-side shortages, meant that the PC market could have been even larger than it was in 2021," according to Tom Mainelli, group vice president of IDC's Device and Consumer Research.
"We closed the year with many buyers still waiting for their PC orders to ship. As we move through the first half of the year, we expect supply to remain constrained, especially with regards to the commercial segment where demand is the most robust."
Sales in the fourth quarter of the last year slowed down a little bit, with Lenovo actually losing 3.3 percent versus the same quarter of 2020. HP also declined 3.2 percent, while the biggest growth this time was recorded by ASUS – up 12.5 percent.
Apple, in particular, performed well during the quarter, as the company sold a total of 7.6 million PCs, up no less than 8.6 percent versus the same period a year before.