Worldwide PC shipments totaled 87.5 million units in the second quarter, a decline of 0.1 percent from the second quarter of 2011, according to a study by Gartner. The weak performance was due to the poor economic conditions as well as consumer interest shifting to smartphones and tablets. Gartner said the new Ultrabook segment had yet to generate significant volumes.
HP continued to lead worldwide PC shipments and accounted for 14.9 percent of the market, but its global shipments declined 12.1 percent. Lenovo's shipment growth of 14.9 percent continued to exceed the worldwide average, narrowing the market share gap with HP. Lenovo had 14.7 percent of shipments in Q2, up from 12.7 percent a year earlier. Acer managed to increase shipments compared to a year ago and secured a market share of 11.0 percent, while Dell followed closely with 10.7 percent of the market. Asus showed the strongest growth among the top five vendors worldwide, as its shipments increased 38.6 percent in the second quarter. This was good for a market share of 7.0 percent.
In the US, PC shipments totaled 15.9 million units in the second quarter, a 5.7 percent decline from the same period last year due to weak consumer demand. PC shipments in EMEA totaled 25.1 million units in the second quarter, a 1.9 percent increase from the same period last year. Western Europe saw very weak demand across all countries. The Asia/Pacific PC market grew 2 percent, as shipments reached 31.8 million units. In Latin America, PC shipments in the second quarter totaled 9.3 million units, a decline of 1.7 percent from last year. PC shipments in Japan grew 2 percent in the second quarter, as shipments surpassed 3.9 million units.
