HP tops in India PC market: IDC

The overall India PC shipment for Q3 2014stood at 2.67million units with a quarter-on-quarter growth of 5.8% over Q2 2014 and year-on-year drop of 16.9% over Q3 2013.

Commercial PC market in Q3 2014recorded 1.29 million units in Q3 2014 with 4.7% decline quarter-on-quarter. Business confidence post elections have shot up considerably and a slew of policy measures announced by the Government have further provided an impetus to the overall growth in Q3.

The Overall consumer PC market recorded 1.37 million units, a quarter-on-quarter growth of 18.1% over Q2 2014. “Uptake of affordable PC segment (sub $400 portable PCs) along with seasonal demand owing to festive season resulted in a sharp improvement in Q3, ”comments Manish Yadav, Market Analyst, ClientDevices, IDC India.

HP retained its top position with a market share of 25.5% in India PC market. Vendor market share declined by 8.2% quarter on quarter over Q2 2014. The drop in share was primarily on account of fewer shipments fulfilled towards the special project i.e. ELCOT in Q3. On the consumer business, HP pre-empted demand &rolled out earlycampaigns& partner programs which led to their growth. This was further fuelled by their success on entry level segment well supported through Bing SKUs.

Dell maintains the 2^nd spot in the India PC market.The vendor did witness strong demand by virtue of its channel expansion &improved partner engagement measures which continues to drive their business in CY 2014. Also, introduction of new products on AMD platform provided further traction to their overall consumer business.

Lenovo took the third spot with 16.5% market share in the quarter. They’ve recorded substantial growth in their consumer notebook business. Enterprise business within commercial segment continues to be their forte and recent changes in the overall demand situation should augur well for them in the subsequent quarters