{"id":1608,"date":"2020-12-30T21:38:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T21:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/south-africa\/?p=1608"},"modified":"2020-12-30T17:59:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T17:59:21","slug":"global-laptop-market-hit-high-in-2020-as-working-from-home-became-new-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/global-laptop-market-hit-high-in-2020-as-working-from-home-became-new-normal","title":{"rendered":"Global laptop market hit  high in 2020 as working from home became new normal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>New Delhi &#8211; Riding on the surge in remote work and learning, the global laptop market will hit a high in 2020, increasing 9 per cent (on-year) to reach 173 million units and over $132 billion in total sales value.<\/p>\n<p>The top three players &#8211; Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard and Dell &#8211; accounted for 68 per cent of the market in 2020, according to Counterpoint Research.<\/p>\n<p>However, there has been an increased level of competition between the second tier and third tier players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Second tier players such as Apple, Asus and Acer have seen their market shares decline in recent years with the emergence of Chinese brands such as Huawei and Xiaomi,&#8221; said Mengmeng Zhang, an analyst with Counterpoint.<\/p>\n<p>With uncertainty persisting over COVID-19, work-from-home and study-from-home will likely continue into much of 2021 and some part of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Therefore, we expect the global laptop shipments to continue to grow slightly in 2021 and 2022. The demand will slow down gradually in 2023,&#8221; Zhang said.<\/p>\n<p>After reaching its peak in 2011, the laptop market growth has slowed down with the rise of alternatives such as smartphones and tablets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nonetheless, due to the continuous demand for laptops for commercial use, the market remains relatively stable with global shipments averaging 160 million units over the past few years,&#8221; she informed.<\/p>\n<p>Building on their success in smartphones, Huawei and Xiaomi have expanded into laptops, quickly gaining a foothold, especially in the Chinese market.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Huawei launched its first MateBook and soon followed it up with a comprehensive product line ranging from low-end to high-end products.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Xiaomi also launched its Mi Air laptop in the same year, focusing on its light weight and good value for money.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the future, we believe that laptops will continue to focus on the ability to process heavier applications such as games, graphic rendering and data processing,&#8221; Zhang noted.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8211;IANS<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. New Delhi &#8211; Riding on the surge in remote work and learning, the global laptop market will hit a high in 2020, increasing 9 per cent (on-year) to reach 173 million units and over $132 billion in total sales value. 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