PC Shipments Accelerate in 3Q25

PC shipments during the third quarter of 2025 grew 9.4% from the prior year, according to preliminary results from IDC. Global volumes in the period have reached 75.8 million units.

“While the entire market is continuing on a very strong year, fueled by Windows 11 transition and the need to replace an aging installed base, the results by regions are telling different stories,” said Jean Philippe Bouchard, research vice-president with IDC's Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers. “In particular, the North American market continues to be impacted by the US import tariffs shock and by macroeconomic uncertainties. While existent, the demand for newer PCs ready for Windows 11 is likely to push well into 2026.”

Lenovo ranked first in the quarter with a 17.3% YoY growth to 19.4 million shipments, holding 25.5% of the market share. HP remained at second place with 15 million units (10.7% growth) and a 19.8% share. Dell ranked third with a modest growth of 2.6% YoY to 10.1 million shipments and 13.3% share. Apple was fourth (13.7% growth, 9% share), ahead of Asus (11.4% growth, 7.8% share), which closed the top five.