IDC Forecasts 3.3% CAGR for PC Market Through 2025
Global unit shipments of “traditional” PCs are expected to grow 13.5% this year to 344.7 million units, despite a 3.4% decline in the holiday quarter, as supply chain constraints and logistical bottlenecks “continue to be a burden on getting products…
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into many channels,” reported IDC Tuesday. “Tablets face a similar trend with annual shipments in 2021 growing 4.3% while fourth quarter shipments are expected to decline 8.6%.” Despite the slowdown in consumer demand in certain segments and markets, demand for gaming “remains an exception and overall consumer demand is well above pre-pandemic levels,” said IDC analyst Jitesh Ubrani. After two straight years of strong double-digit growth fueled by demand for remote work and learning productivity tools during COVID-19, “the expectation is that the PC market will begin to slow in 2022,” said IDC. It’s forecasting a 3.3% compound annual growth rate through 2025, “with most of that growth coming from the notebook PC segment,” it said. Tablets will continue declining “as the category remains challenged by smartphones and notebook PCs,” it said.