Global PC sales shrink 9.6% in 2016 first quarter

Marketing Research group Gartner has shared preliminary results of the number of PC sales worldwide, putting Lenovo as the top selling brand globally:

Preliminary Worldwide PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 1Q16 (Thousands of Units)

Company	1Q16 Shipments	1Q16 Market Share (%)	1Q15 Shipments	1Q15 Market Share (%)	1Q16-1Q15 Growth (%)
Lenovo	12,484	19.3	13,458	18.8	-7.2
HP Inc.	11,408	17.6	12,537	17.5	-9.0
Dell	9,145	14.1	9,182	12.8	-0.4
Asus	5,365	8.3	5,288	7.4	1.5
Apple	4,611	7.1	4,563	6.4	1.0
Others	21,764	33.6	26,657	37.2	-18.4
Total	64,776	100.0	71,687	100.0	-9.6

Statista complied these numbers to give this 5 year growth chart:

The fall in number is due to the increased sales in tablets and other handheld smart devices and laptops. These PC numbers took desktops,  notebooks  and ultramobile premium devices into consideration. said Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner said:

“The deterioration of local currencies against the U.S. dollar continued to play a major role in PC shipment declines. Our early results also show there was an inventory buildup from holiday sales in the fourth quarter of 2015.”

She also said that in many countries, especially emerging ones , the focus seems to be on attaining smartphones, reducing the adoption of PCs into their homes, eventually lowering sales in those parts of the world for PCs.

Source: Gartner (April 2016)