The coronavirus, which broke out in 2019, deeply affected many sectors. One of them is the tablet industry. When the chip crisis was added to all these, companies trying to respond to the intense demand had to slow down production after a certain period of time, and as a result, contractions occurred in the sector. So what is the latest situation in the tablet market? IDC announced.
IDC has published its latest report for the tablet market
In this period when technology companies’ first quarter scorecards were announced, IDC revealed the latest situation in the tablet market. According to the report, global tablet sales reached 38.4 million units in the first quarter of 2022. However, with the decrease in demand, it experienced a 3.9 percent annual decrease.
Apple became the leader of the tablet industry. The market share of the company, which sold 12.1 million iPads in the first quarter of 2022, decreased by 4.6 percent to 31.5 percent. Second-ranked Samsung, unlike Apple, experienced a 3.5 percent increase and increased its market share to 21.1 percent. The number of tablets sold by the company during this period is 8.1 million. It should be noted that there is a 10.4 percent difference between the market shares of the two companies and that Apple has an advantage over its rival.
Amazon is the third largest company in the tablet market. Having grown by 6.3 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, the company sold 3.7 million tablets in total and increased its market share to 9.6 percent. After Amazon, Lenovo and Huawei, which continues its activities in the shadow of US sanctions, comes.
So what do you think about this issue? Which do you think is the most successful company in the market? Do not forget to share your views with us in the comments section or on the SDN Forum.
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