"It transpires that Windows 11 is indeed good for at least one thing - driving PC upgrades, according to the latest figures from Gartner. The analyst today published figures showing worldwide PC shipments reached 69 million units in calendar Q3, up 8.2 percent year-on-year. These were devices sold to resellers and distributors, not end customers. Rishi Padhi, research principal at Gartner, noted the figures were somewhat skewed because North American growth was pulled forward in Q1 and Q2 due to worries about impending import tariffs."
"As such, the region's growth was limited to 1.6 percent while demand in most other continents was fueled by the Windows 10 end-of-support (EOS) commercial refresh cycle. "Conversely," said Padhi, "consumer demand remained subdued at the lower price points, impacted by persistent geopolitical and macroeconomic headwinds. Consumers continue to exhibit cautious spending behavior - delaying PC purchases and seeking promotional offers.""
"Padhi also noted the uptick of AI PCs, forecast to account for 31 percent of shipments in 2025, up from 15 percent in 2024. The stats are, however, being driven by industry rather than customer demand. As The Register observed before, it will become increasingly difficult to buy a PC that doesn't contain an NPU - an on‑chip AI accelerator - in the coming years, even if there remains no killer application for the technology."
"The top five vendor ranking in terms of shipments is unchanged from a year ago, and all experienced unit sales growth. Lenovo remains leader of the pack with 27.8 percent of the market in Q3 2025, up from 25.8 percent in the previous year. HP is second, with 21.5 percent, and Dell is third with a share that dipped slightly to 14.5 percent, down from 15.4 percent in Q3 2024."
Worldwide PC shipments reached 69 million units in calendar Q3, an 8.2 percent year-on-year increase. These shipments were devices sold to resellers and distributors rather than end customers. North American growth was limited to 1.6 percent after demand was pulled into Q1 and Q2 due to worries about impending import tariffs. Most other regions saw demand fueled by the Windows 10 end-of-support commercial refresh cycle. Consumer demand remained subdued at lower price points as geopolitical and macroeconomic headwinds prompted cautious spending, delayed purchases, and searches for promotions. AI PCs are forecast to reach 31 percent of shipments in 2025, up from 15 percent in 2024, driven more by industry than customer demand. The top five vendor ranking remained unchanged, led by Lenovo at 27.8 percent, with HP second at 21.5 percent and Dell third at 14.5 percent.
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