Computer shipments in India set new growth record at 44.5 percent
21. April 2022Last year, the Indian market for computers grew at an all-time high. Compared to 2020, a record growth of 44.5 percent was reported. This was mainly due to laptops and desktop PCs, which were in high demand from businesses and consumers, market researchers at International Data Corporation (IDC) report. According to IDC, sales of PCs in India reached 14.8 million units in 2021, and notebooks were the growth drivers here, with sales reaching 11.6 million units. Desktop PCs, which saw a sharp decline in 2020, rebounded by 30 percent last year. Electronic components or finished electronic devices require BIS certification in order to import them into India or place them on the market.
IDC estimates that a total of around four million units were shipped in the fourth quarter alone. Home office work and better availability were partly responsible for the market’s growth, IDC said. Three million notebooks alone were sold for the second quarter in a row. Here, businesses accounted for most of the growth at 81.4 percent, while the home sector was more subdued. “As schools held distance-only classes for the second year in a row, having a computer became even more important for students. Some of the students who were previously attending classes via smartphone or tablet now opted for a PC due to easier usage and a larger screen,” said Bharath Shenoy, senior market researcher for PCs at IDC India. Vendor shares remained virtually unchanged in the Indian PC market, according to IDC. HP remains the market leader with 31.5 percent, followed by Dell Technologies with 23.6 percent. Lenovo is in third place with 18.4 percent market share, Acer in fourth place with 8.2 percent and finally Asus in fifth place with 5.9 percent market share.
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