Global Laptop Shipments Jump in Q4, Chrome OS Sees Highest Growth: Report

World pocket book shipments grew 54 % year-over-year within the fourth quarter of 2020, in response to a market analysis agency report. The expansion got here on the again of elevated adoption of distant working and e-learning throughout main markets worldwide fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, in response to the report. It stated that gaming and distant work drove document pocket book demand throughout the vacation season. Lenovo emerged because the market chief, adopted by HP, Dell, and Apple. Amongst working methods, Chrome OS recorded the very best development within the fourth quarter of 2020.

Pocket book shipments globally hit the mark of 69.7 million models within the fourth quarter of 2020, Technique Analytics said in its quarterly report. This was a rise of 53.86 % from the 45.3 million models shipped in the identical quarter of 2019. The elevated shipments within the fourth quarter additionally resulted in a year-over-year development of 32 %. Yearly, pocket book shipments reached 226.8 million models in 2020, up from 172.3 million models in 2019, in response to the report.

Lenovo led the pocket book market with a quarterly shipments document of 17.9 million models within the fourth quarter of 2020, up from 12.1 million models within the corresponding quarter of 2019. However although its shipments elevated, the Chinese language firm’s market share dropped from 26.8 % within the fourth quarter of 2019 to 25.6 % in This fall 2020.

After Lenovo, HP got here second with 22.6 % market share within the fourth quarter of 2020, up from 21.2 % in the identical quarter of 2019. The corporate shipped 15.8 million models within the quarter, the report stated.

Dell secured the third place delivery 11.5 million models within the final quarter of 2020 with a market share of 16.6 %. The corporate had a 15.4 % market share in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Apple and Acer got here fourth and fifth within the world pocket book market with a market share of 9.1 and eight.0 %, respectively. The report famous that Apple shipped 6.3 million models within the fourth quarter of 2020, up from 4 million models shipped in the identical quarter of 2019. Acer’s pocket book shipments grew to five.6 million models in This fall 2020 from 3.5 million in the identical quarter of 2019.

“Whereas each vendor posted shockingly excessive pocket book cargo development throughout the quarter, there was an attention-grabbing pattern behind the numbers,” stated Chirag Upadhyay, Business Analyst at Technique Analytics. “Gaming and Chromebook volumes had been very sturdy; with e-learning nonetheless in impact and shoppers on the lookout for leisure forward of the chilly winter months, consumers took benefit of nice offers throughout the vacation season. Lenovo stacked these tendencies on high of assembly sturdy business demand to guide the market.”

By way of working system, Technique Analytics confirmed in its report that Microsoft’s Windows continued its domination within the pocket book market with a 73.3 % market share within the fourth quarter of 2020. Home windows registered a 43 % development within the fourth quarter of 2020 in comparison with the final quarter of 2019.

Chrome OS ranked over macOS with a development of 133 % within the fourth quarter 2020 in comparison with This fall 2019. Google’s Net-based working system captured a market share of 16.4 % in This fall and 14.9 % all through 2020. Apple’s macOS continued to be within the third place, with a 9.1 % market share within the fourth quarter and eight.7 % share total in 2020. macOS grew 58 % within the fourth quarter of 2020 in comparison with This fall 2019.

A report from Canalys additionally stated that Chrome OS-based Chromebook gross sales almost quadrupled in the fourth quarter, with shipments reaching 11.2 million models. The Canalys report famous that Chromebooks grew 287 % in This fall 2020 over the identical quarter of 2019.

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