<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware in Idc ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/idc Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:40:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ 2026 PC shipment forecast slashed amid memory shortages — IDC says total PC market value to nonetheless increase to $274 billion due to ongoing price hikes ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/idc-slashes-2026-pc-shipment-forecast-amid-memory-shortages-total-pc-market-value-to-nonetheless-increase-to-usd274-billion-due-to-ongoing-price-hikes mdkvzrPNKrvu8K9y3wnzSH Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:40:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ IDC warns PC market could shrink up to 9% in 2026 due to skyrocketing RAM pricing — even moderate forecast hits 5% drop as AI-driven shortages slam into PC market ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/idc-warns-pc-market-could-shrink-up-to-9-percent-in-2026-due-to-skyrocketing-ram-pricing-even-moderate-forecast-hits-5-percent-drop-as-ai-driven-shortages-slam-into-pc-market KKrkyQ3bnTSerYEVx6bGGo Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:37:37 +0000 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:39:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ IDC expects average PC prices to jump by up to 8% in 2026 due to crushing memory shortages — some vendors already selling pre-builts without RAM ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/idc-expects-average-pc-prices-to-jump-by-up-to-8-percent-in-2026-due-to-crushing-memory-shortages-some-vendors-already-selling-pre-builts-without-ram eUXYqLgXNRdJgVETidbKRa Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:35:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nvidia's Arm chips rapidly gain share in server market as AI booms — Nvidia's Arm-powered GB200 servers surge as market reaches a record $95 billion in the first quarter ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/servers/nvidias-arm-chips-rapidly-gain-share-in-server-market-as-ai-booms-nvidias-arm-powered-gb200-servers-surge-as-market-reaches-a-record-usd95-billion-in-the-first-quarter fHTRnfdam5ttgZnxWrFyh7 Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:27:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ IDC says PC shipments will increase because of tariffs, now expects 274 million PCs to ship in 2025 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/idc-says-pc-shipments-will-increase-because-of-tariffs-now-expects-274-million-pcs-to-ship-in-2025 H577XwUCroDGuQAAzkSBa5 Thu, 29 May 2025 12:20:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ IDC cuts PC sales forecast, blames Trump tariffs and AI PC hurdles ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/idc-cuts-pc-sales-forecast-blames-trump-tariffs-and-ai-pc-hurdles Fe4UeuZpfaHLRkqjuLfaGQ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 13:55:00 +0000 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:38:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gaming PC sales slipped 13% last year, but analysts predict 2024 will see a return to growth ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/gaming-pc-sales-slipped-13-last-year-but-analysts-predict-2024-will-see-a-return-to-growth yscZxoTuU3CtFuzkajZNcj Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:51:47 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Despite a 2.7% decline in year-over-year PC shipments, vendors are hoping for a strong 2024 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/despite-a-27-decline-in-year-over-year-pc-shipments-vendors-are-hoping-for-a-strong-2024 JuFfxHj3h7bsNPz8mCSe63 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:51:08 +0000 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:51:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ PC Market Shrinks in Q3, But Shows Signs of Recovery: Report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pc-market-shrinks-in-q3-but-shows-signs-of-recovery-report QrmC9gjeTtTB4NeaYohCAk Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:40:44 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:11:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ HP to Relocate PC Assembly to Thailand, Mexico, and Vietnam: Report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/hp-relocating-pc-assembly cA8s42aJrkUmuXu64iNNqJ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 19:36:40 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:56:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ PC Shipments Drop Again in Q2, IDC Says ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pc-shipments-drop-again-in-q2-idc Wa7Qm67ETXZ9meCKBMBFjQ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 06:10:59 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:52:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ PC Sales Dropped Nearly 30% in Q1 With Apple the Biggest Loser ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/idc-q1-2023-report-sales-of-pcs-drop CkVayLTZBJgUei69HVzAPM Mon, 10 Apr 2023 22:04:48 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:56:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Despite Sanctions, Russians Still Obtaining Latest PCs From Major Brands ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/despite-sanctions-russia-keeps-getting-pcs 4mrsj8QeHmGwdca5rs8eB3 Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:29:41 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:41:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Covid Outbreaks in China Could Affect New PC and Laptop Launches: Report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/launches-of-new-pcs-could-be-affected-by-labor-shortage-in-china zmW2A5Ti26LCZm8YUTtAP6 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:30:07 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:56:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Russia PC Shortages Spark Wave of PC Upgrades ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/russia-pc-shortages-spark-wave-of-pc-upgrades tVNnWmnZr2cU5sKzvuVUNR Tue, 01 Nov 2022 21:04:32 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:44:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ China-Based Lenovo Tops Russia's PC Market ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/lenovo-tops-russia-pc-sales-in-1h-2022 3hHFA8KQXirDToQSJB635j Sat, 22 Oct 2022 17:10:52 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:40:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ PC Market to Decline Steeply in 2022, Will Rebound in 2024: IDC ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pc-market-to-decline-steeply-in-2022 rSfDmZpwGLr9MG8D7kBsYK Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:31:14 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:42:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ PC Shipments Will Dip 8.2% in 2022, Analysts Say ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pc-shipments-will-dip-82-in-2022-analysts-say RAeVGBwChdSpiymbgzUWyj Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:58:51 +0000 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:37:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ PC Shipments Down 5.1% in Q1, 80.5 Million Units Were Shipped ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pc-shipments-down-in-q1-2022-80-million-units-shipped Do2Nevo242RJeyn34dsX4F Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:25:06 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:43:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ PC Sales Hit Nearly 350 Million Units in 2020, Apple's Growth Outpaces Others ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pc-sales-hit-350-million-units-in-2021 aZ3UWQvbBJEfnhQKurNM7i Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:59:32 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:45:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ PC Market Will Grow for 5 Years, but Shortages Will Also Persist: IDC ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/idc-expects-shortages-to-affect-pc-market-for-years ryinRq5WNDza6xHkPUcud3 Thu, 09 Dec 2021 15:23:01 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:42:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ IDC Report: Semiconductor Market to Grow by 17.3% in 2021, Overcapacity by 2023 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/idc-report-semiconductor-market-growth-2021-overcapacity-2023 QMgi9mrPQAWhbfn2h843E Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:17:42 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Worldwide PC Demand to Continue Growing Throughout 2021, IDC Notes ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/worldwide-pc-demand-to-continue-growing-throughout-2021-idc-notes MHKKgwU3Le4Jk3QXJ8CEkZ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:30:01 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Report: PC Demand Remains Strong, Experiences Continued Growth in Q2 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/idc-pc-demand-q2-2021 Ux8UYZGjaHRWgAUH2WRRgZ Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:31:51 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:49:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Some Laptop Makers May Only Fulfill 50 Percent of Orders in Q2 2021 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pc-makers-may-only-fulfill-half-of-their-orders-in-q2-2021 P99iJauqktvmsvmavE4rTH Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:56:46 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:16:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Despite Shortages, PC Shipments Up 55 Percent in Q1 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/idc-pc-sales-up-55-percent-q1-2021 MauhB6dUJ9QCGh4mXndtPR Sat, 10 Apr 2021 22:57:56 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:04:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Overwhelming Demand for PCs and Tablets Will Continue Into 2021 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/overwhelming-pc-demand 7W7Nz29hGkfqY28XLyzg3W Fri, 04 Dec 2020 10:41:41 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:43:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Coronavirus Will Hurt PC Sales in H1 2020, IDC Predicts ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/coronavirus-pc-market-update-idc-sales MannfAznsLMmva2Yx2z2ph Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:33:43 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:14:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gartner and IDC Attribute the PC Market's Growth to Windows 7's Death ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/gartner-idc-pc-market-growth-q4-2019 u76xKq4bzfPUv4H6ELMfhV Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:28:44 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:16:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ IDC: Intel CPUs, Ray Tracing Help Boost Gaming PC Sales ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/idc-gaming-pcs-monitors-market-growth-q2-2019,40517.html FzTqzjxJXB7FPnjUSxiHB9 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 14:10:05 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:48:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gartner and IDC Blame Falling PC Shipments on Intel ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/gartner-idc-falling-pc-shipments-intel,39046.html 7mBC53HqUMnHG98NUvsHP Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:00:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:43:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ CPU Shortage, Dated GPU Inventories Hurting PC Sales - IDC ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pc-sales-2019-idc-gpu-cpu,38793.html tjM9QFqH6tRV7Ve42udLeR Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:44:01 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:39:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ PC Sales See Biggest Annual Growth Since 2012 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pc-sales-grow-idc-gartner-analysis,37452.html XrNscBcdyu8MUUiRjP3cJ4 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 14:16:02 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:53:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ IDC Slashes Wordwide PC Shipment Guidance, Windows 10 Upgrades Hurting Sales ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/idc-pc-market-desktop-notebook,32025.html qXMaPMjumuyDWbpeY8b4VU Thu, 09 Jun 2016 22:15:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ IDC: PC Shipments Dropped 13.9% in 1Q13 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/IDC-PC-Sales-Decline-PC-Tracker-Worldwide-Quarterly,21970.html pFovD9WqF6WZatwsWKu43H Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ IDC: Lack of Start Button Deflates Windows 8 Interest ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Windows-8-Start-Menu-Start-Button-IDC-Bob-O-Donnell,21461.html PfGLXPDBUjEn8M6PPTLQmh Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Android Tablets Outselling iPads in 2013 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/IDC-Forecast-iOS-Market-Share-android,21486.html sPX3MDLfKDWs7frGn6aMS8 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Samsung Exec Blames Windows 8 for Declining PC Market ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Windows-8-IDC-Decline-PC-Sales-Jun-Dong-soo,21439.html 6KeWgPU4gXrgeb34y5V2sh Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Report: PC Shipments Will Drop 1.3% in 2013 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/IDC-emerging-markets-mature-markets-decline-PC-shipments,21365.html i8DPk67NM7BN5FqqP9cKSm Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tablet Sales Will Continue to Strengthen, Says Research Firm ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Tablets-IDC-iPad-Android-iOS,19581.html Kdst7VLXWDjpKY7mKUvQt9 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 06:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lenovo is King of the PC Market, Says Gartner; HP Says No ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Gartner-IDC-Worldwide-Hewlett-Packard-Pc-Market-LEnovo,18341.html s4CqFvprh57V3vYNoDUdFQ Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:30:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ IDC: Windows 8, Ultrabooks Will Push 2012 PC Sales ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/IDC-Ultrabook-Windows-8-Windows-RT-Surface,16063.html QjUxQkD8XLVcgoEC2wAq5L Thu, 21 Jun 2012 01:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hard Disk Drive Shortage May Persist Through 2013 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/HDD-IDC-shortage-supply-thailand,14232.html ZvvXyoz7GExfFRR2xnQ5LH Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ IDC: Windows 8 Will Be 'Largely Irrelevant' for PC Users ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Windows-8-IDC-Software-2012-Corrections-Upgrade,14175.html Ff64UFW9EjEimpSNS2ejoH Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ IDC Predicts 3 TB Hard Drives By 2012 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/IDC-HDD-SSD,5527.html 9VGUjUAZjWGg9owXAWAn7D Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Storage study shows billions and billions of gigabytes served ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/idc-emc-study-harddrive-storage,4411.html PeCTRoy5qvtjusGe79BPdg Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:10:05 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ IDC expects solid growth for PC industry in 2006 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/idc-pc-shipment-forecast-2006,1921.html zwd3LLTZn7XvDT8GXS4aZm Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:11:12 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:56:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Growth of PC market to be impacted by economic downturn, says IDC analyst ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/david-daoud-idc-pc-market,1578.html gmFzRsLEuaqQLrFMAe7P2C Wed, 19 Oct 2005 20:14:56 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ IDC: Global IC industry will still see growth in 2005 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/idc-global-ic-industry-growth-2005,1203.html CiLu23fAwfF7wf7RZAkkMT Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:16:53 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ IDC crimps PC forecasts, citing US outlook ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/idc-crimps-pc-forecasts,786.html BANLEN328HJmTjVfHGG5kV Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:13:33 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:56:05 +0000