Last year, HP retained its first position in the country’s personal computer (PC) market. HP shipped more than 1.3 million units in the fourth quarter. The company’s market share is 31.5 percent and its shipments have increased by 58.7 percent last year. There was record growth in the PC market last year. Vendors shipped approximately 1.48 crore units. In many companies, demand has increased due to work from home and better supply. Shipments of notebook computers increased to 11.6 crore units and contributed significantly to the volume increase. Sales of desktop computers have grown nearly 30 percent on a year-over-year basis. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) report, HP ranked first in PC shipments in the country. Dell took second place with 23.6 percent market share. The company shipped more than 10 lakh units in both the third and fourth quarters. Dell led the enterprise segment with 38 percent share. The company benefited from increased demand from IT and ITES companies. According to the report, Lenovo ranked third in the fourth quarter and the entire previous calendar year. It registered a growth of 22.8 percent on year-on-year basis. Lenovo was second after HP in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) segment with 24.7 percent share. However, the supply disruption affected the company’s total shipments. Acer and Asus stood at the fourth and fifth positions. These two companies retained their positions with 8.2 and 5.9 percent stake respectively. The report said that Acer was among the companies that took maximum advantage of the recovery in the desktop category. It secured second position in the commercial segment with 25.8 percent share. Acer’s position in the commercial desktop market has remained strong over the past few years. Asus registered a growth of 36.1 percent last year. Its performance in the commercial segment was very good and the company’s growth in this was 227.2 percent on year-on-year basis. In India, which is one of the biggest PC markets in the world, there is a lot of competition among big companies to increase sales. Because of this, these companies often offer discounts.
