Shipments of personal computers (PCS, laptops and workstations) in China fell 13 percent in the third quarter of 2022, according to a new research report released by Canalys today.

The data shows that in the third quarter of 2022,Shipments of desktop (including desktop workstations) and notebook (including mobile workstations) PCS in China fell 31% and 3%, respectivelyTablets fell 3 per cent year on year.

On the manufacturer side,Lenovo topped the PC market in China, followed by Dell in second place, HP in third, Asustek in fourth and Huawei in fifth。

IT Home has learned that Canalys previously released a research report showing that global PC shipments fell 18% to 69.4 million in the third quarter of this year, with notebook shipments the most affected, down 19% year-on-year to 54.7 million units. In terms of manufacturers, Lenovo maintained its lead in the global PC market in the third quarter, but shipments fell 16 per cent year on year to 16.9m units. HP suffered the biggest decline among the top five vendors for the second quarter in a row, shipping 12.7 million units, down 28 percent from a year earlier. Both Lenovo and HP saw their lowest shipments since the outbreak in the first quarter of 2020. No. 3 Dell also saw a sharp decline, shipping nearly 12 million units, a 21% drop. Apple ranked fourth and Asus fifth.