Global PC market in the doldrums, notebooks suffer largest 34% decline

Notebook shipments suffered a large decline in the first quarter of 2023, falling 34 per cent year-on-year to 41.8 million units, as the first three months of this year brought further turmoil to the global PC market.

According to market research firm Canalys, Q1 2023 represents the largest shipment decline for the worldwide PC market this year, with recovery to begin in the second half of this year and gather momentum in 2024.

Desktop shipments performed slightly better, undergoing a 28 per cent decline to 12.1 million units.

“Most of the issues that plagued the industry in the second half of last year have extended into the start of 2023,” said Ishan Dutt, senior analyst.

Channel partners have indicated that their inventory levels have been reducing but remain high in absolute terms.