About the Industry
Who Sells the Most Computers?
Global PC Sales 2010 (by Units Sold) |
US PC Sales 2010 (by Units Sold) |
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Rank |
Company |
Market Share by Units Sold Q2 2010 |
Rank |
Company |
Market Share by Units Sold Q2 2010 |
1 |
HP |
17.4% |
1 |
HP |
25.7% |
2 |
Acer |
13.0% |
2 |
Dell |
23.7% |
3 |
Dell |
12.4% |
3 |
Acer |
11.3% |
4 |
Lenovo |
10% |
4 |
Apple |
9.8% |
5 |
Asus |
5.2% |
5 |
Toshiba |
8.7% |
| 6 | Toshiba | 5.1% | |||
Others |
|
36.8% |
Others |
|
20.8% |
Total |
|
100% |
Total |
|
100% |
PCs include desk based and mobile PCs.
Gartner press release, July 14, 2010 link
Who Sells the Most Flat Panel TVs?
Global TV Sales (by Units Sold)
|
North America TV Sales (by Units Sold) |
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Rank |
Company |
Market Share by Units Sold (Q4’07) |
Rank |
Company |
Market Share by Units Sold (Q4'08) |
1 |
Samsung |
15% |
1 |
Samsung |
20.4% |
2 |
LGE |
11.7% |
2 |
Sony |
14.2% |
3 |
Sony |
8.0% |
3 |
Vizio |
12.3% |
4 |
Philips |
7.4% |
4 |
LG |
8.1% |
5 |
TCL |
5.9% |
5 |
Toshiba |
7.9% |
Others |
|
52% |
Others |
|
37.2% |
Total |
|
100% |
Total |
|
100% |
Source: Displaysearch Press Releases
Global info Link Feb 19, 2008
North America info Link - Feb 12, 2009
Who Sells the Most Printers?
Five companies sell more than 85% of printers both in the U.S. and globally.
Global Printer Sales (by units sold)
|
U.S. Printer Sales (by units sold) | ||||
Rank |
Company |
Market Share by Units Sold Q1 2010 |
Rank |
Company |
Market Share by Units Sold Q1 2010 |
| 1 | HP | 41.10% | 1 | HP | 52.30% |
| 2 | Canon | 16.70% | 2 | Canon | 12.30% |
| 3 | Epson | 15.10% | 3 | Epson | 8.90% |
| 4 | Samsung | 6.30% | 4 | Lexmark | 7.40% |
| 5 | Brother | 5.90% | 5 | Brother | 5.70% |
| Others | 14.80% | Others | 13.40% | ||
| Total | 100.00% | Total | 100.00% | ||
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, May 2010. Link
Economic outlook for Consumer Electronics
Computers: Market research firm Gartner, Inc. predicts a 20% growth in sales of PCs worldwide in 2010.
Read Gartner March 4, 2010 press release.
