Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic came upon us, the market has seen a surge in demand for tablets and PCs. However, this has sort of changed as the fourth quarter of 2021 saw an 11.9% dip in global tablet shipments, as per a report by Internation Data Corporation (IDC). Although, the entire 2021 still saw an increase in shipments, with Apple leading its way to the first position.
It has been revealed that the last quarter of 2021 only saw 46 million tablets shipped globally as opposed to 52.2 million units that were shipped in the fourth quarter of 2020. All the top 5 companies recorded a decline in year-on-year growth.
However, there isn’t any good news for Chromebooks. IDC reveals that Chromebook shipments in the fourth quarter of 2021 saw a 63.6% year-on-year dip and had only 4.8 million shipped units. It is mainly because of chip shortage and market saturation in major markets, added the report. Although, 2021 wasn’t fully bad for Chromebooks as they saw a growth of 13.5% globally. The year saw a total Chromebook shipment of 37%, which is an increase from the 32.6% shipments in 2020.
