[CNMO News] Since the outbreak of the epidemic in 2020, due to the increasing prevalence of home office, online classes and other use scenarios, it has made the personal computer (PC) an indispensable tool to a certain extent, which has also revitalized the global PC market that has been declining, and sales have increased significantly in the past two years, and even once in a state of short supply. However, with the gradual easing of the global epidemic situation and the emergence of normalized prevention and control, in 2022, the global PC market may once again usher in great changes.
ASUS dual-screen notebook Zenbook Pro Duo
Recently, Asus global vice president and general manager of the personal computer division Li Yichang said in an interview with the media that at present, the European, Chinese mainland and U.S. PC market demand has signs of decline, which warned that this year's overall PC market may begin to oversupply, but Li Yichang also said that ASUS still has to surpass the overall market to continue to grow, and this year is still moving towards growth targets.
Asus laptop
Li Yichang said that ASUS has known from last year that the epidemic dividend will not have every year, and this year's overall PC market will begin to oversupply, but ASUS is still thinking about surpassing the PC market and continuing to grow, because "there is no recession, only no contention", ASUS will achieve its goal from the product side.
Worldwide PC and desktop shipments in Q1 2022 (Source Canalys)
According to statistics previously released by Canalys, global PC and desktop shipments in the first quarter of 2022 were 80.1 million units, down 3% from the same period last year, but the overall revenue of the PC market still increased by more than 15%. In terms of manufacturers, Lenovo still occupies the top spot, with its first-quarter sales of 18.25 million units, while Asus ranked fifth with 5.544 million units, but its sales increased by 24% compared with the same period last year, the largest increase among the top five manufacturers.