Global Apple Mac sales grow 38.9% year over year (or maybe 7.3%) — Apple World Today

IDC says Apple Mac sales were approximately 6.9 million in quarter three giving it 8.5% market share and year over year sales increase of 38.9%. Ahead of Apple were Lenovo (23.75 global market share), HP (23%), and Dell (14.8%). The Mac saw the largest year-over-year growth of any of the top five (including Acer) personal computer makers.

According to the Gartner research group, worldwide PC shipments totaled 71.4 million units in the third quarter of 2020, a 3.6% increase from the third quarter of 2019, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. Consumer demand for PCs due to home entertainment and distance learning needs during the ongoing pandemic, along with the strongest growth the U.S. PC market has seen in 10 years, drove the global market momentum, sys research director Mikako Kitagawa.

Gartner says Mac sales worldwide were approximately 5.5 million in quarter three giving it 7.7% market share and year over year sales increase of 7.3%. Ahead of Apple were Lenovo (25.7% global market share), HP (22%), and Dell (14%).