Canalys finds the worldwide PC shipments rose 1% annually in Q3 2024

Market researcher Canalys reported that the global PC market grew year on year for a fourth consecutive quarter, with total shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations up 1.3% to 66.4 million units. Notebook shipments (including mobile workstations) reached 53.5 million units, up 2.8%, while desktop shipments (including desktop workstations) contracted 4.6% to 12.9 million units. The next 12 months are set for continued strong growth as a large proportion of the Windows PC installed base still needs to be refreshed before the end of life of Windows 10 in October 2025.
“Although growth in Q3 was modest, the PC market recovery is now well underway with a number of positive signals indicating stronger performance in the coming quarters,” said Ishan Dutt, Principal Analyst at Canalys. “The uptick in demand has been especially strong from businesses, which now have just a year to upgrade their fleets to Windows 11 and avoid paying extended support fees. Commercial procurement is expected to remain elevated throughout the rest of this year, with 54% of channel partners surveyed by Canalys anticipating growth in their PC business in H2 2024 compared with the same period last year. The launch of the latest-generation AI PC processors from Intel, AMD and Qualcomm is also strengthening the ...