HP Tops Indian PC Market as Shipments Develop 8.1 % YoY in Q1 2025: IDC

PC shipments in India witnessed an eight % surge within the January-March interval (Q1) in 2025, as per a report by market analysis agency IDC. HP loved the lion’s share of home PC shipments with 29.1 % market share within the talked about interval. Lenovo and Dell secured the second and third spots with Acer and Asus taking the fourth and fifth positions, respectively. Notebook and workstation classes witnessed progress, whereas the desktop class declined within the Q1.

India PC Shipments Surged in Q1 2025

As per the most recent Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker report by IDC, India’s PC market grew 8.1 % YoY in Q1 2025. The complete shipments of desktops and notebooks, together with workstations, touched 3.3 million items within the talked about interval. IDC states that the expansion was aided by robust demand from enterprises and SMB. This marks the seventh consecutive quarter of progress for the home PC market.

Notebook shipments grew by 13.8 % YoY, whereas workstations grew by 30.4 % YoY. The report notes that the desktop class declined by 2.4 % YoY, whereas premium pocket book shipments grew by 8 % YoY. The cargo of AI notebooks registered a stable 185.1 percet YoY progress.

Top Five PC Brand

HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer, and Asus secured the highest 5 positions within the general PC market, as per the IDC report. HP led the market with 29.1 % share whereas topping each the patron and industrial segments. In the industrial phase, HP held a share of 32.7 % pushed by robust demand from enterprises, which witnessed 60.6 % YoY progress.

Lenovo secured second place with an 18.9 % market share. The firm registered progress in each the patron and industrial segments by 36.4 % and 33.8 % YoY, respectively.

Dell got here in third with a market share of 15.6 % and stood second within the industrial phase 22 % share.

Acer got here in fourth with a 15.4 % market share. The model registered 7.6 % YoY progress within the first quarter, pushed by robust e-tailer push and rising offline presence. The firm made a 95.5 % YoY progress within the shopper phase, however witnessed a 21.1 % YoY decline within the industrial phase.

Asus captured the fifth place with 6 % market share and a YoY progress of 8.6 %. The firm witnessed 41.1 % YoY progress within the industrial phase.

According to IDC, the patron phase surged 8.9 % YoY within the interval, backed by Republic Day gross sales and a heavy cargo push in March throughout channels. E-tail channel witnessed 21.9 % YoY progress, whereas the industrial phase grew 7.5 % YoY. The industrial desktop class, nevertheless, declined 2.5 %.

IDC affiliate vp, Devices Research, Navkendar Singh, said that enterprise orders are boosting industrial gross sales, however the Indian IT/ITES sector stays cautious, specializing in present IT belongings. He opined that robust gaming pocket book demand is driving shopper phase progress.

“With AI-powered capabilities becoming integral to business operations, organisations have started adopting AI PCs to enhance productivity, security, and automation, which is expected to grow further in the coming quarters”, he added.