PC sales in India witnessed a solid growth of 3.8 % over the previous year (YOY) in 2024, according to a report by the IDC market research company. HP won the share of the PC household shipping lion, while Lenovo secured the second point followed by Dell. Acer and Asus also appeared in the five main positions. Total shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations in India played 14.4 million units last year. IDC opined that growth was assisted by the moment of purchase of the public sector and the accelerated demand for Games and PCs moved to AI.
According to report by IDC, PRAÇA Shipping in India played 14.4 million units by 2024, 3.8 % A / A. This includes a 4.5 % growth in notebook shipments and 1.8 % a / A in desktop shipments. Workstation remittances recorded the highest growth by 10.9 %.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the general market grew 6.9 % A / A, driven by a growth of 9.6 % over the notebook. Premium notebook remittances grew 13.8 % a / A by 2024. The consumer segment grew 2.6 % by 2024, while the commercial segment grew 5.1 % A / A. The business and government segments recorded a growth of 10.6 % of the same period.
The Five Main PC Companies
As mentioned, HP Guaranteed first place in the general PC market in 2024, with 30.1 % market share. Although its government and business segments grew 14.7 % and 14.3 %, respectively, its consumer segment decreased 7.5 % compared to increased competition, especially in the ETAILER channel.
LenovoIt was second in the list with a market share of 17.2 % last year. The brand grew in consumer and commercial segments in 7 % and 7.4 % in action, respectively. Shipping to the corporate segment and a consistent impulse through the etailers led to a 7.3 % growth of yoy.
The IDC report notes that Dell was third with a market share of 16.1 % in 2024 while Acer won fourth place with a market share of 15.1 %. According to the report, the growth of Acer is the highest among the top five suppliers last year, driven mainly by Push Etailer, aggressive prices and sharp discounts. Acer grew 48.4 % a / a in the consumer segment.
Asus It arrived in fifth position, gaining a 7 %market share, maintaining a healthy channel inventory. IDC notes that the supplier increased its footprint in the commercial segment that grows 18.4 % Yooy last year.
IDC Research Manager Bharath Shenoy, opines that the consumer PC market is in a growth trajectory driven by AI -powered games and PCs. “Since mid -2024, AI -powered notebook remittances have increased substantially as demand for relatively lower end AI PCs fed by Ultra Core Intel processors and AMD Ryzen AI processors have become a constant increase,” he said.
Navkendar Singh, Associate Vice President of Device Research, IDC India assigns the growth of the PC commercial market for healthy update requests and time to buy the public sector. He notes that the sector expects the demand for replacement to begin to arrive from this year, as purchases from 2020-21 reach 3 to 4 years old. Weakened rupia can increase device costs and can affect SMB and consumer segments sensitive to price. The report foresees a low digit growth to the India PC market in 2025.