PC Shipments Continued to Slump During the Holiday Quarter with Recovery Now Looking like 2024, According to IDC Tracker
The 4Q22 shipments are comparable to the fourth quarter of 2018, when the market was constrained by Intel's supply challenges.
- The 4Q22 shipments are comparable to the fourth quarter of 2018, when the market was constrained by Intel's supply challenges.
- It is clear the pandemic boom is over for the PC market, but despite recent declines, annual shipments for 2022 were well above pre-pandemic levels at 292.3 million units for the full year.
- However, demand remains a concern as most users have relatively new PCs and the global economy worsens.
- "2021 was near historic levels for PC shipments, so any comparison is going to be distorted.