India PC Market Grows For seventh Straight Quarter At 8.1 Per Cent In Q1

New Delhi: India’s conventional PC marketplace (desktops, notebooks and workstations) grew 8.1 consistent with cent year-over-year (YoY) in Q1 2025, with 3.3 million devices shipped, a record confirmed on Monday. According to information from the International Data Corporation (IDC), this marks the 7th consecutive quarter of expansion for the India PC marketplace.

Notebooks grew 13.8 consistent with cent whilst workstations grew by way of 30.4 consistent with cent. Premium pocket book shipments ($1,000 and above) grew by way of 8 consistent with cent within the January-March quarter whilst AI notebooks proceed to be measured in spite of witnessing an excellent 185.1 consistent with cent expansion because of a decrease base.

The shopper phase grew by way of 8.9 consistent with cent in Q1 2025 pushed by way of Republic Day gross sales and heavy cargo push in March throughout channels. E-tail channel persevered its upward trajectory rising at 21.9 consistent with cent in Q1. The industrial phase grew 7.5 consistent with cent with larger call for for industrial notebooks, basically from enterprises, mentioned the record.

“The consumer PC market had one more upbeat quarter driven by e-tail channel and focused offline expansion,” mentioned Bharath Shenoy, analysis supervisor, IDC India and South Asia. PC distributors are making sure higher accessibility for purchasers throughout India by way of strengthening their offline presence with new logo shops, expanding LFR (huge structure retail) presence, and providing sexy reductions and cashback offers on-line.

“While strong shipments indicate positive market momentum, the resulting increase in channel inventory poses a challenge in the near future,” he discussed. HP Inc. led the marketplace with 29.1 consistent with cent proportion in Q1 2025 because it crowned the charts in each the patron and industrial segments. In the economic phase, HP held a proportion of 32.7 consistent with cent pushed by way of sturdy call for from enterprises which witnessed a staggering 60.6 consistent with cent expansion.

Lenovo stood 2d with 18.9 consistent with cent proportion in Q1. Lenovo grew throughout each the patron and industrial segments by way of 36.4 consistent with cent and 33.8 consistent with cent YoY, respectively.