The latest IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker says that HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer and ASUS command 29.1, 18.1,15.6, 15.4 and 8.6 percent market share respectively in the Indian PC market
According to the latest data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, the traditional PC market in India (combining desktops, notebooks, and workstations) has grown by 8.1 percent YoY (year-over-year) to 3.3 million units shipped during the 1st Quarter of 2025-26.
The IDC report notes that HP commands the highest PC market share of 29.1 percent in the said 1st Quarter 2025-26 in India; while Lenovo stand at the 2nd position notching up a market share of 18.9 percent. Interestingly, Dell and Acer command almost equal PC market share of 15.6 percent and 15.4 percent respectively. ASUS stands at 5th position garnering a market share of 8.6 percent in the country.
The report says that the notebooks grew by 13.8 percent YoY; while workstations saw a growth of 30.4 percent YoY. The report notes that the premium notebook shipments grew by 8 percent YoY in 1Q2025. It further says that AI notebooks have grown by an impressive 185.1 percent YoY growth. Moreover, ac per the IDC report, desktop category declined by 2.4 percent YoY.
“The consumer PC market had one more upbeat quarter driven by e-tail channel and focused offline expansion,” says Bharath Shenoy, Research Manager, IDC India & South Asia. “PC vendors are ensuring greater accessibility for customers across India by strengthening their offline presence with new brand stores, increasing large format retail (LFR) presence, and offering attractive discounts and cashback deals online. While strong shipments indicate positive market momentum, the resulting increase in channel inventory poses a challenge in the near future,” adds Shenoy.
The consumer segment grew by 8.9 percent YoY in 1Q2025 driven by Republic Day sales and heavy shipment push in March across channels. E-tail channel continued its upward trajectory growing at 21.9 percent YoY in 1Q2025. The commercial segment grew 7.5 percent YoY with increased demand for commercial notebooks, primarily from enterprises. The commercial desktop category, however, declined 2.5 percent due to 27.4 percent YoY decline in the government segment.
Market share commanded by Top-5
The IDC report prominently highlights that HP (Hewlett Packard) led the market with 29.1 percent market share in 1Q2025 as it topped the charts in both the consumer and commercial segments. In the commercial segment, HP held a share of 32.7 percent driven by strong demand from enterprises which witnessed a staggering 60.6 percent YoY growth. HP, however, focused on correcting some piled up inventory in the consumer segment, thereby witnessing a 1.4 percent YoY decline.
While, Lenovo stood second with 18.9 percent share in 1Q2025. Lenovo grew across both the consumer and commercial segments by 36.4 percent and 33.8 percent YoY respectively. While robust demand from enterprises and SMB were key drivers for its strong performance in the commercial segment, continued push on both retail and e-tail channels helped its consumer segment performance.
Dell Technologies stood at third with 15.6 percent share in 1Q2025. It continued to hold the second position in the commercial segment with 22 percent share on the back of the good showing in the enterprise segment. However, it focused on correcting its channel inventory in the consumer segment which led to lower shipments thereby dropping to sixth position behind Apple.
Acer Group held the fourth position with 15.4 percent market share and witnessed a 7.6 percent YoY growth in 1Q2025. With a strong e-tailer push and increasing offline presence, Acer witnessed 95.5 percent YoY growth in the consumer segment. The vendor, however, witnessed a 21.1 percent YoY decline in commercial segment primarily due to decline in government and education orders. Asus was fifth with 6 percent share and a YoY growth of 8.6 percent. The vendor started the quarter on a relatively low inventory level which helped it to ship a bigger volume of PCs. The vendor is slowly increasing its focus on commercial segment where it witnessed 41.1 percent YoY growth though the base is small.
“While enterprise orders continue to grow and drive commercial segment purchases, the Indian IT/ITES sector has remained relatively subdued so far, reflecting a cautious approach and a focus on optimizing existing IT investments. Meanwhile, continued demand for gaming notebooks has triggered growth in the consumer segment,” comments Navkendar Singh, Associate Vice President, Devices Research, IDC India, South Asia & ANZ.
“With AI-powered capabilities becoming integral to business operations, organizations have started adopting AI PCs to enhance productivity, security, and automation, which is expected to grow further in the coming quarters,” adds Singh.
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