Global notebook shipments enjoyed a further resumption in the third quarter of 2023, but will fall sequentially in the fourth quarter.
Abstract
Global notebook shipments performed better than expected in the third quarter of 2023. After enjoying an over 20% sequential increase in the second quarter, the volumes went up further by 2.1% in the third, but the shipments will then slip 7.3% in the fourth quarter due to high channel inventory and a high comparison base in the third quarter.
The shipment growth in the third quarter was driven by brand vendors' keen digestion of consumer model inventory and robust order pull-ins from the retail channel for the year-end holiday season, helping to offset the shipment decline in the enterprise and education sectors.
Dell and Lenovo are expected to achieve better performances among the global top-6 brands in the fourth quarter. Lenovo, after becoming the largest notebook brand in the third quarter, will maintain its leading position in the fourth quarter, seeing only a minor sequential shipment decline, with its key markets Europe and China both recovering.
Table of contents
Introduction
Chart 1: Notebook shipments, 3Q22-4Q23 (k units)
Chart 2: Global notebook shipments, 3Q22-4Q23 (k units)
Shipment breakdown
Clients
Chart 3: Shipments by major client, 3Q22-4Q23 (k units)
Chart 4: Shipment share by major client, 3Q22-4Q23
Chart 5: Global shipments by major vendor, 3Q22-4Q23 (k units)
CPUs
Chart 6: Shipments by CPU, 3Q22-4Q23 (k units)
Chart 7: Shipment share by CPU, 3Q22-4Q23
Screen size
Chart 8: Shipments by screen size, 3Q22-4Q23 (k units)
Chart 9: Shipment share by screen size, 3Q22-4Q23
Makers
Chart 10: Shipments by maker tier, 3Q22-4Q23 (k units)
Chart 11: Shipment share by maker tier, 3Q22-4Q23
Chart 12: Top maker shipments, 3Q22-4Q23 (k units)
Chart 13: Vendor-maker partnership, 3Q23 (k units)
Chart 14: Vendor-maker partnership, 2Q23 (k units)
Chromebooks
Chart 15: Chromebook shipments, 3Q22-4Q23 (k units)
Important factors
Components
Annual shipments
Chart 16: Taiwan and Global notebook shipments, 2019-2023 (k units)
Chart 17: Top maker shipments, 2020-2023 (k units)
Chart 18: Global shipments by major vendor, 2020-2023 (k units)
