PC market in China drops 16%, but Huawei gains from big deals

Lenovo, Dell, HP, Huawei and Asus are the PC market leaders in China during the second quarter of 2022, according to the latest Canalys report.
China PC shipments in Q2 2022Lenovo’s PC market share in China dropped marginally to 40.2 percent in Q2 2022 vs 40.9 percent in Q2 2021.

Dell’ PC market share in China increased marginally to 14.1 percent in Q2 2022 vs 13.8 percent in Q2 2021.

HP’s PC market share in China dropped marginally to 8 percent in Q2 2022 vs 8.1 percent in Q2 2021.

Huawei’s PC market share in China increased significantly to 7.3 percent in Q2 2022 vs 3.4 percent in Q2 2021.

Asus PC market share in China dropped marginally to 6.7 percent in Q2 2022 vs 6.8 percent in Q2 2021.
Consumer and business PC shipments in China in Q2 2022
PC (desktop, notebook and workstation) shipments in China decreased 16 percent in the second quarter. Desktops (including desktop workstations) fell 26 percent. Notebooks (including mobile workstations) dropped 10 percent.

Consumer PC business in China dropped 19 percent. Commercial PC segment in China fell 13 percent.

The tablet market recorded surprising 4 percent growth as the lockdown in Q2 again boosted demand for online learning.

“It was a very tough quarter for vendors in Mainland China’s PC market. The 16 percent fall in shipments was the worst decline in nine years,” said Emma Xu, Canalys Analyst. “Demand, both commercial and consumer, was hit hard by the strict pandemic control measures implemented across the country.”

PC shipment to the government grew 38 percent. PC shipment to education rose 10 percent thanks to renewal projects — but only local vendors benefited from these opportunities.

PC vendors were hit by logistic and production disruption, which enhanced supply shortages, especially for vendors such as Apple and Lenovo. Lenovo, Dell and HP kept their top three positions in the PC market in Q2, but all saw shipment declines. Huawei replaced Asus in fourth place. Asus completed the top five, shipping 0.7 million units in Q2 2022.

China tablet shipments in Q2 2022