Worldwide PC shipments totaled 68 million units in the third quarter of 2016, a year-on-year decline of 3.9%, according to International Data Corporation (IDC

IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker reflects competition among the market leaders with a strong race for market leadership between Lenovo and HP.
According to the report the  top 3 PC vendors took just over 58% of the worldwide market in the third quarter, up from 55% a year ago and 51% in 2014.

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Loren Loverde, vice president, Worldwide PC Trackers and Forecasting says, “We are very pleased to see some improvement in the market. Industry efforts to update products to leverage new processors and operating systems, to deliver a better computing experience encompassing more mobile, secure, and faster systems, and to accelerate PC replacements have been critical. These improvements are accumulating, and set the stage for a stronger market going forward.”
Highlighting market share of the top 5 PC vendors, IDC says Lenovo’s lead over HP diminished to the smallest margin since Lenovo took the top position in 2013.

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“The recent third quarter of 2016 marked Lenovo’s sixth consecutive year-on-year decline in total shipments, trailing other market leaders who have returned to positive growth,” says the report. However, Lenovo still tops the market in PC shipments.
HP Inc. had a solid quarter with 3.3% growth globally. HP Inc. further consolidated its dominance of the U.S. market, where it grew 5.8% and boosted share to almost 30% for the first time. The company also saw gains in EMEA and Japan.
Dell also had a shipment of 10.7 million units, its second highest quarterly shipment volume since 2011, while Apple shipments continued to decline as the company prepares to refresh its PCs.
ASUS, taking the 5th position, had a shipment increase of over 5.2% in 3Q16.

Top 5 Vendors, Worldwide PC Shipments, Market Share, and Year-Over-Year Growth, Third Quarter 2016
Vendor	3Q16 Shipments	3Q16 Market Share	3Q15 Shipments	3Q15 Market Share	3Q16/3Q15 Growth
1. Lenovo	14,511,000	21.3%	14,990,000	21.2%	-3.2%
2. HP Inc.	14,392,000	21.2%	13,926,000	19.7%	3.3%
3. Dell	10,751,000	15.8%	10,120,000	14.3%	6.2%
4. Apple	5,014,000	7.4%	5,761,000	8.1%	-13.0%
5. ASUS	4,693,000	6.9%	4,460,000	6.3%	5.2%
Others	18,638,000	27.4%	21,480,000	30.4%	-13.2%
Total	67,999,000	100.0%	70,737,000	100.0%	-3.9%

Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, October 11, 2016.