The rising inflation, COVID-related lockdowns in China, and fall in consumer and education spending have resulted in the slowdown of worldwide PC shipments, including Chromebooks, according to Canalys Research.
The PC shipments suffered a second consecutive quarter of decline in Q2 2022, falling 15% to 105 million units. Tablets fell for a fourth quarter in a row, down 11% year on year, with 34.8 million units shipped worldwide. Chromebooks too fell for a fourth consecutive quarter, with shipments down 57% to 5.1 million units in Q2 2022 as demand from the education sector continued to wane.
The global Chromebook market stumbled after the surge in education demand in key markets a year ago. Acer emerged as the leading Chromebook vendor in Q2 2022, securing over a quarter of the market as its shipments fell 28%. Lenovo held onto second place despite its shipments falling 56% from a year ago. HP suffered the largest decline of the top vendors due to its reliance on the US education sector, with a 79% decline in shipments. Dell and Asus made up the rest of the top five.
The worldwide tablet shipments are on a downward trend. Apple fell 15%, shipping 12.1 million iPads worldwide. Samsung came second with 7.0 million units shipped, maintaining a consistent market share despite a 13% annual decline. Lenovo was third in the rankings with a 25% year-on-year decline in shipments to 3.5 million.