Worldwide PC shipments (including tablets) fell by 2 percent to 122.1 million units in Q3 2021, according to the latest Canalys data.
Tablet shipments fell 15 percent to 37.7 million units, as the need for tablets to support consumer and education use cases dropped off in most regions.
Chromebooks suffered an even steeper decline, with shipments down 37 percent, primarily due to a slowdown in education spending in the US. Total Chromebook shipments reached 5.8 million units in Q3.
Total PC market leaders are Lenovo (20 percent), Apple (18.9 percent), HP (14.4 percent), Dell (12.5 percent), and Samsung (6.9 percent) during Q3 2021.
Tablet market leaders are Apple (40.4 percent), Samsung (19.1 percent), Lenovo (11.3 percent), Amazon (7.4 percent) and Huawei (6.6 percent) during Q3 2021.
The Chromebook market was hit by a downturn, with a 37 percent year-on-year fall in shipments (52 percent quarter on quarter) in Q3. This comes as education markets such as the US and Japan reach saturation point, with public sector funding of digital education programs slowing.
Chromebook market leaders are Lenovo (24.6 percent), HP (19 percent), Acer (16.7 percent), Dell (14.7 percent), and Asus (12.5 percent) during Q3 2021.
