PCs and tablets to maintain growth through 2021, but the future is in laptops

Remote workforce, online classes, and the continued will be instrumental in the 14.2% growth in PCs worldwide shipments for 2021, according to the latest forecast from the International Data Corp (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.

This is down from the industry analyst firm’s May forecast of 18% growth with continued supply chain and logistical challenges cited as the main reasons. The Tablet market is also expected to grow in 2021 but at a much slower pace of 3.4%.

“We continue to believe the PC and tablet markets are supply constrained and that demand is still there,” said Ryan Reith, program vice president with IDC’s Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers. “The lengthening of the supply shortages combined with on-going logistical issues are presenting the industry with some big challenges. However, we believe the vast majority of PC demand is non-perishable, especially from the business and education sectors.”

PCs and tablets to maintain growth through 2021, but the future is in laptops

Over the full 2021-2025 forecast period, traditional PCs, inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, are expected to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.2% while tablets are expected to decline 1.5%. Despite short-term supply constraints related to panels and ICs, notebook PCs will remain the main driver of future PC growth.

IDC says personal computing devices have played an instrumental role in many consumer’s lives over the last eighteen months. Despite lockdowns and social distancing, they enable individuals to work, learn, game, and connect from home. Although COVID-19 cases are resurgent, eventually, a level of normalcy will return. IDC expects that even then, personal computing devices will retain a central role in the personal lives of most.

“How much is this newfound PC centricity worth?” asked Linn Huang, research vice president, Devices & Displays at IDC. “In November of 2019, we published our last pre-pandemic forecast, which stretched out to 2023. At that juncture, we projected a total market of 367 million units in 2023. Today, we are expecting over half-a-billion units of personal computing devices to be shipped that year. So how much is that compute centricity worth? A simplified view would suggest about 135 million units or 37% more than the original market forecast.” says Huang.

IDC believes a market slowdown is inevitable. However, even when it does occur, it says the total available market for personal computing devices will be significantly greater than if not for the months spent working, learning, gaming, and connecting on these devices during the pandemic.

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