The global sale of computers continues to decline. 2017 was the sixth consecutive year in which fewer personal computers were sold than the previous year, according to Gartner data collected by Statista.
Specifically, last year 263 million PCs were purchased, 3% less than the previous year. The year with the highest sales was 2011, when 365 million units were sold worldwide.
The most significant drop in sales occurred in 2013, with a 10% decrease. It was also sharp in 2015, with an 8% reduction in units sold.
In 2017, the decline has slowed somewhat, and Gartner analysts have even seen some data that invite some optimism in the sector, such as the increase in sales in the last quarter of the year in the Asia/Pacific and Latin America markets.
More statistics at Statista
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