While Chromebooks are showing signs of decline, Windows laptops continue to grow, and Strategy Analytics points to Windows 11 as one of the reasons for this growth.
According to GSMArena, last year, the Windows laptop market grew by 19% compared to 2020 with a total of 268 million units sold. Manufacturers focus on laptops because they are more suitable for hybrid work environments because tower computers are more difficult to carry between home and office.
According to GSMArena, last year, the Windows laptop market grew by 19% compared to 2020 with a total of 268 million units sold. Manufacturers focus on laptops because they are more suitable for hybrid work environments because tower computers are more difficult to carry between home and office.
The launch of Windows 11 helped increase laptop sales in all regions, especially as businesses upgraded to the new version. In addition, the school version of Windows 11 SE is also popular with manufacturers.
Lenovo remains the top PC maker with 16.2 million units sold, followed by HP with 14.5 million units and Dell with 13.2 million (up 14% y/y). Apple also has reason to celebrate, selling 6.6 million MacBooks and marking an all-time record sales, while firmly in fourth place.
Among the top 5 manufacturers, all posted growth for the whole of 2021, however, the last quarter of the year is showing signs of a slowing market as only Dell and Apple posted high sales. than.
