Canalys: HP shipped the most PCs in Western Europe during Q3, Apple leads tablet department
Based on data from Canalys and its Q3 2021 Western Europe’s PC market which includes desktops, notebooks and workstations grew by 21% compared to last year, totaling 16.3 million shipments. HP regained the top spot with its 4.4 million shipments and a 27% market share, followed by Lenovo with 4.1 million shipments and 25% share. Dell grew by 43% to take up the third spot with 2.3 million shipments while Apple (1.9 million) and Acer (1.2 million) round out the top five makers.
The July – September period marked the sixth consecutive quarter of growth for the PC market in Western Europe showing a consistent long-term demand for new hardware. Canalys analyzers note that there is a shift in demand from consumer to commercial clients. PC demand is expected to sustain growth heading into 2023.
| Company | Q3 2021 Shipments (in million) | Q3 2021 Market share | Q3 2020 Shipments (in million) | Q3 2020 Market share | Yearly change |
| HP | 4,350 | 27% | 3,499 | 26% | +24% |
| Lenovo | 4,059 | 25% | 3,325 | 25% | +22% |
| Dell | 2,305 | 14% | 1,606 | 12% | +43% |
| Apple | 1,928 | 12% | 1,520 | 11% | +27% |
| Acer | 1,271 | 8% | 1,262 | 9% | +1% |
| Others | 2,391 | 14% | 2,295 | 17% | +4% |
| Total | 16,304 | 100% | 13,507 | 100% | +21% |
Shifting over to the tablet market and Apple is unsurprisingly still at the top with 3.1 million iPad shipments and a 45% market share. The total tablet market shipments in Western Europe totaled 6.9 million though all major players apart from Apple saw declines in their yearly shipment figures with Samsung contracting by over 50%.
Canalys notes that tablets managed to fill demand gaps created by the shortage of PCs. Apple reached more users thanks to its new iPad mini and refreshed iPad Pro models
