Latin America PC Shipment Q2 2022 fell 6% year-on-year: Canalys

Canalys released a report that in the second quarter of 2022, shipments of desktops, notebooks, and workstations in Latin America fell by 6% year-on-year to 5 million units. The report pointed out that after the impact of the epidemic, desktop shipments have stabilized today, reaching 840,000 units, the best performing category in the region.

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Moreover, notebook shipments fell 7% to 4.2 million units. High inflation has left Latin America in a tough spot, with consumer spending plummeting and tablet shipments down 30% to 1.4 million units. Canalys said that Lenovo is No. 1 in the desktop and notebook computer market in Latin America.

The vendor’s shipments fell 12%, mainly due to lower consumer demand. HP suffered a similar struggle, with shipments down 15% to 1 million units. Dell, relying on its dominance in the commercial market, rose 7% in shipments, ranking third, and was the only major player to achieve growth. Acer and Asus dropped 9% and 8%, respectively, both in the top five.

In terms of tablet PCs, Lenovo’s tablet PC shipments in Latin America reached 438,000 units, a slight increase of 2%, ranking first. Second-placed Samsung and third-placed Apple saw slightly lower shipments of 2% and 1%, respectively. Multilaser struggled in the second quarter, dropping 17%, placing it in fourth place,despite an 81% drop in shipments, TCL remained in fifth place.