PC shipments fall 21% in third quarter
Market research firm Counterpoint reports that global personal computer shipments dropped 21% year on year in the third quarter of this year. About 57 million devices were shipped, compared with more than 70 million a year earlier.
The global personal computer market is going through a sharp decline. The latest figures from market research company Counterpoint show that worldwide PC shipments in the third quarter of 2026 were 21% lower than a year before.
In the same period last year, manufacturers shipped more than 70 million devices. This year the figure has fallen to roughly 57 million units.
A drop of this size year on year points to a significant contraction in the PC industry. The available portion of the source does not explain the causes, and the text is incomplete, so further details about individual manufacturers or regions are not known.
