PC Shipments Accelerate in Q3 Signaling Steady Refresh of Existing Installed Base

In line with IDC’s forecast, Q3 results show continued dynamism, demonstrating steady demand for PCs despite sluggish North American demand

PC shipments during the third quarter of 2025 grew 9.4% from the prior year, with global volumes reaching 75.8 million units, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.
While the entire market is continuing on a very strong year, fueled by Windows 11 transition and the need to replace an ageing installed base, the North American market continues to be impacted by the US import tariffs shock and by macroeconomic uncertainties. Meanwhile the Asia/Pacific (including Japan and China) PC market recorded double-digit growth. The demand was driven largely by Japan’s hardware refresh linked to Windows 10 end-of-support and the GIGA education project. Growth outside Japan was more modest — hindered by macroeconomic and political challenges and slow Windows 11 adoption.

Top 5 Companies, Worldwide Traditional PC Shipments:
1. Lenovo
2. HP Inc
3. Dell Technologies
4. Apple
5. ASUS

Based on idc.com story by Ryan Reith, Jean Philippe Bouchard, OCTOBER 8, 2025