IDC: Apple grows Mac shipments as broader PC market declines

US PC shipments fall 7% in Q1 2026 amid component shortages and rising costs

The US PC market saw a 7% year-on-year decline in Q1 2026, with shipments dropping to 15.8 million units — the largest annual decline since

U.S. PC shipments drop 7%, market isn't expected to bounce back until 2029 — price hikes and component shortages take hold as PC market declines, Omdia report suggests

Windows 10 End-of-Support Deadline Drives PC Replacement Cycle, Boosting Mac Sales

The Windows 10 end-of-support deadline in October 2025 is driving a major PC replacement cycle across the industry, with Apple's Mac shipmen

IDC forecasts 20% holiday PC sales decline amid memory and flash shortages

IDC predicts PC sales will drop 20% in Q4 2026 due to persistent memory shortages affecting both DRAM and NAND flash memory. Counterpoint Re

PC graphics add-in board shipments decline 0.6% in Q1'26; data center GPUs surge 18.6%

Jon Peddie Research's Q1'26 report shows PC graphics add-in board (AIB) shipments declined 0.6% quarter-over-quarter to 12 million units. De

IDC Forecasts 13% Decline in Global Smartphone Market for 2026 Due to Memory Shortage Crisis

IDC forecasts a 12.9% year-on-year decline in worldwide smartphone shipments in 2026, marking the largest drop ever recorded. The decline is