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The Indian PC market including desktops, tablets and laptops grew at an unexpected rate of 45% in 2021, when the market was evolving to tackle the challenges of lockdown and its consequences.
Notebooks made up 63% of total shipments, with 11.8 million units shipping, up by 49% year on year and accounting for most of the market growth. Tablets reached 4.4 million units shipped, up 48%, a contrast to the global fall of 3%. 2.4 million desktops shipped, up 27% on 2020, according to the market research agency Canalys.
This growth in the Indian PC market is attributed to the fact that remote work and hybrid work systems grew in demand. Thus, various online platforms and softwares needed installations. This increased the demands for laptops and desktops. For young students, tablets became a necessity as they had to complete their education from remote end.
“While this seems like a great year on paper, it is important to consider 2021 not just as a standalone year but in relation to 2020,” said Jash Shah, Research Analyst at Canalys. “When the pandemic hit in 2020 and PC supplies were squeezed, vendors naturally prioritized western markets, such as the US and Western Europe, leaving markets like India with a reduced supply. India’s PC shipments fell 3% in 2020, creating a lot of pent-up demand, which was amplified due to the second COVID-19 wave in the first half of 2021, leading to the record growth that we’ve seen this year.”
PC shipments in Q4 2021 reached a total of 5.3 million units, up 46% on Q4 2020, and 67% on Q4 2019, when 3.2 million units shipped. Notebooks grew 40% to reach 3.3 million shipments, while desktop shipments were up 70% year on year to surpass 700,000 units for the first time in eight quarters. Tablet shipments grew 49% over the same period last year to reach 1.3 million units. Most of this growth in the Indian PC market is due to companies such as Lenovo and Samsung, which have increased their ability to fulfil orders by manufacturing locally, Canalys further reported.