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PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023

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PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023

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"The current decline may be just the beginning of a new downward cycle."

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PC shipments saw a steep drop of about 20 percent in Q3 2026, analysts reported this week.

The industry saw its “sharpest decline since “Q1 2023," Omdia said in an announcement toady. Global shipments of laptops, desktops, and workstations fell 21.2 percent year over year (YoY) to 58.1 million devices, the analyst said.

Desktop PC shipments (including desktop workstations) decreased 23.5 percent to 11.7 million units, and laptop shipments (including laptop workstations) declined 20.6 percent to 46.4 million, per Omdia.

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