20.1%: PC shipments fall to 62.7 million in Q3, IDC says
IDC reports PC makers shipped 62.7 million units in July to September, down from 78.5 million a year earlier.
Fewer new computers were sent to stores this summer than a year ago. A research firm says high prices are making people buy less, and prices may stay high for a while.
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Why it matters
High prices are holding back demand, and IDC expects prices to stay high. New PCs may keep costing more for now.
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- IDC says 62.7 million PCs shipped in Q3 2026, against 78.5 million in Q3 2025.
- That is 9.1% lower than the previous quarter, and the second quarterly fall in a row.
- Lenovo shipped 14.9 million (-22.6%), HP 10.3 million (-30.9%), Dell 7.6 million (-25.0%), Apple 5.9 million (-11.3%), ASUS 5.5 million (-8.6%).
- IDC says retailers stocked up early in the year before expected price rises, then worked through that stock.
- These numbers count shipments to sellers, not sales to buyers.
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