Distance Learning Has Spawned Explosive Demand for Chromebooks
Research by the International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that sales of laptop computers running the Chrome OS operating system are growing rapidly worldwide.
In the first quarter of this year, about 13.0 million Chromebooks were sold on the global market. This is 357.1% more compared to the first quarter of 2020 when shipments were 2.8 million units.
The demand for computers based on Chrome OS is growing rapidly as e-learning platforms evolve amid the ongoing pandemic.
HP became the largest supplier of Chromebooks in the last quarter, capturing a third of the corresponding market – 33.5%. Another 25.6% of the global industry is held by Lenovo, which is in second place. “Bronze” went to Acer Group with 14.5%. Thus, these three companies collectively control nearly three-quarters of the global laptop market for Chrome OS.
In fourth place is Dell Technologies, with a share of 11.3%. The South Korean giant Samsung closes the top five with 8.0%. All other suppliers jointly hold only 7.2% of the world market.
