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PC Analysis

Highly detailed quarterly data and forecasts for all PC categories

Canalys’ global PC Analysis service offers a unique view of the entire client PC market, with sound methodology-driven shipment estimates and forecasts for desktops, notebooks and tablets. We combine this with unique expertise and direct channels research Canalys’ Channel Analysis service to provide a detailed view of routes-to-market dynamics and end-user demand.

Canalys’ proprietary PC shipment tracking database is delivered via an innovative, in-house advanced digital delivery tool that allows you to download the required data at any time, from any location and in any format. At Canalys, we deliver the most detailed and accurate data for the client PC market, with shipment estimates and forecasts for desktops, notebooks, tablets and two-in-ones.

The PC Analysis service helps clients in many ways:

Innovative market sizing

Canalys’ advanced digital tooling and market source collation technology delivers highly accurate PC market sizing.

Latest industry trends analysis

Unlike the competition, our analysis has been built ground-up to support intelligence about trends, such as connected PCs, gaming-capable PCs, ultra-slims and even secure PCs.

Market-based historical and forecast indexes

Canalys provides regional and market-based vendor indexes (slide decks) that help clients to absorb all our data quickly for better top-level understanding.

Unique channel-level insights

Candefero, an online community of channel partners fully owned by Canalys, provides unique insights.

Installed base estimates and forecasts

An industry first, Canalys publishes quarterly updated installed base estimates of PCs by different categories to help OEMs and platform vendors measure the total addressable market accurately.

Digital data delivery with customizable APIs

Canalys creates customized APIs for your organization to deliver real-time data so that you always have the latest numbers.

Canalys’ PC Analysis service includes

PC Analysis
  • Desktop, notebook, tablet and workstation shipment estimates by model covering 50+ specs
  • Offered in 52+ markets across seven sub-regions
  • A range of accessible analysis: strategy outlooks, vendor performance indexes, country profiles and forecast summaries and assumptions
  • The latest specs, including CPU and GPU for Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, AMD, Apple and more
  • Accurate value tracking via sell-through pricing for usable revenue analysis
  • Global Chromebook shipment estimates by vendor broken down in 20+ core markets
  • Additional splits by channel (ecommerce, store, reseller, systems integrator and more); end user (consumer, micro, small, medium, large, enterprise, government, education) shipment estimates
  • Two-year quarterly and five-year annual forecasts by category, platform and end user (commercial/consumer)
  • Additional forecast splits by screen size and price band across all categories for granular and targeted analysis
  • Installed base estimates and forecasts by category and platform (Android, macOS, iPadOS, Windows, Linux)
  • Unlimited inquiries with a 24-hour response time

Our content

Press release
Mar 18, 2025
US PC market set for modest 2% growth in 2025 amid tariff concerns
Press release
Mar 13, 2025
India’s PC and tablet market up 13% in 2024 and set to expand in 2025
Press release
Mar 11, 2025
Mainland China’s PC market rebounded in Q4 2024, poised for 3% growth in 2025 
Press release
Feb 25, 2025
AI-capable PC shipment share rises to 23% in Q4 2024  
Press release
Feb 5, 2025
Global tablet shipments grew 9% in 2024 
Press release
Jan 10, 2025
Global PC shipments grew 3.9% to 256 million in 2024 
Report
Jan 15, 2025
PCs at CES 2025
CES 2025 provided an exciting kick-off to the year for PCs, as the industry set an optimistic tone ahead of a critical 12-month period that will see a massive Windows refresh and a ramp-up in AI PC penetration. Canalys forecasts that total PC shipments in 2025 will grow 5.8% to 272 million units.
Report
Oct 9, 2024
Key megatrends shaping the Middle East consumer technology markets
This special report examines key megatrends shaping the Middle East's consumer technology market, focusing on smartphones, PCs, tablets, and IoT devices. It covers the region's rapid AI adoption, the rise of Chinese OEMs, Saudi Arabia's booming consumer market, growing BNPL usage, and the government's push for sustainability. The report underscores how vendors and distributors must adapt to local demands and evolving trends to remain competitive.
Report
Jan 2, 2024
Canalys outlook: predictions for the technology industry in 2024
2023 presented new challenges for the technology industry. Inflation, rising interest rates and even war put pressure on the global economy, and particularly IT budgets. Despite this, the emergence of generative AI has been a paradigm shift that has shifted the emphasis of IT strategies and created a new and significant opportunity for the channel. The opportunities in generative AI are significant but are not the only ones that should provide the channel with optimism going into 2024 and beyond.

Why PC Analysis?

Canalys’ PC Analysis service gives a complete country-level view of shipment estimates far in advance of our competitors. It provides quarterly market share data, timely historical data tracking, detailed analysis of CPU share, storage and memory, among other specs. We combine detailed worldwide statistics for all categories with Canalys’ unique data on shipments via tier-one and tier-two channels. The service also provides a unique view of end-user type. At the same time, we deliver regular analysis to give insights into the data, including the assumptions behind our forecast outlooks.

Access and support

Unlimited inquiry
Unlimited inquiry
Direct access to analysts who respond to questions within the topic scope within 24 hours
Feature-rich tools, unlimited access
Feature-rich tools, unlimited access
Individual access to client website, spreadsheets and published content
Trends analysis
Trends analysis
Frequent data and analysis reports produced using a strict methodology and global definitions
Conclusions and advice
Conclusions and advice
Insight and recommendations delivered via analytical reports and direct access to our experienced analyst team

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