India’s PC market records the highest ever first quarter shipments in March qtr

BENGALURU : India’s traditional PC market, which includes desktops, notebooks and workstations, grew by a massive 73.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the first quarter of 2021, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). According to the market research firm’s quarterly tracker, a total of 3.1 million PCs were shipped in the first quarter of the year, driven majorly by remote work and educational needs driven by the pandemic.

That said, IDC also warned of a possible slowdown in the coming months, due to the second wave of covid infections in India. “PC vendors are staring at uncertainty for the next few months, with new lockdowns impacting consumer sales, delaying government projects, and limiting supplies into the country,” said Jaipal Singh, associate research manager, client devices at IDC India.