Apple's personal computer shipment volume plunged by 40.5% year over year in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023.
The disappointing performance came as global shipments of all personal computers slumped by 29%.
- 56.9 million personal
computers were shipped globally in Q1, 2023, according to data
published on Monday by the International Data Corporation (IDC) and
Canalys.
- Personal computer shipments in Q1 were down from the 80.2 million units shipped over the same period last year.
- The poor results for the start of 2023 continued a longer trend. Global PC shipments in Q4 2022 were down 28.1% compared to the same period in 2021.
- Apple
saw the largest drop in shipments, followed by Dell Technologies which
shipped 31% fewer PCs in Q1 2023 than it did over the same period in
2022.
- The extended drop in PC shipment volumes signals "a temporary return to pre-COVID patterns," according to the IDC.
- Apple and other personal computer makers saw a transitory spike in demand during the pandemic lockdowns as employees around the world were asked to work from home.
