Electronics Weekly
Tablets are expected to grow 9.8% this year and PCs are expected to grow 0.8%. Next year, PCs are expected to grow 4.3% with the commercial segment of the market growing 5.1%.
AI is not yet featuring as a purchase motivator.
“There seems to be a big disconnect between supply and demand as PC and platform makers are gearing up for AI PCs and tablets to be the next big thing, but the lack of clear use cases and a bump in average selling prices has buyers questioning the utility.” says IDC’s Jitesh Ubrani.
| Worldwide Personal Computing Device Forecast by Segment, Shipments, Year-Over-Year Growth, and 2024-2028 CAGR (shipments in millions) | |||||
| Product Category | 2024 Shipments | 2024/2023 Growth | 2028 Shipments | 2028/2027 Growth | 2024-2028 CAGR |
| Commercial | 170.0 | 2.2% | 181.8 | 1.0% | 1.7% |
| Consumer | 233.5 | 5.0% | 238.8 | -0.1% | 0.6% |
| Total | 403.5 | 3.8% | 420.6 | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Source: IDC Worldwide Personal Computing Device Tracker, December 1, 2024 | |||||
