Gaming PCs, monitor shipments worldwide grew 26.8% in 2020

San Francisco: Driven primarily by lockdown-induced demand, shipments of gaming PCs and monitors grew 26.8 per cent year-over-year in 2020 to 55 million units, according to a report from industry tracker International Data Corporation (IDC).

Gaming notebooks remained the biggest volume driver through a year marked by home restrictions, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Gaming Tracker.

Despite being affected by display panel shortages through much of the year, gaming notebooks grew a record 26.9 per cent in 2020 as consumers appreciated their versatility for both work and play.