The global PC market saw a year on year rise of 53.1 percent with 122.1 million units shipped, according to research from Canalys.
Chromebook sales in the education sector boosted the PC market during the first quarter of 2021 and while the education sector accounted for the majority of shipments, their popularity with consumers and traditional commercial customers reached new heights over the course of the last year.
Tablets closely followed as one of the key growth drivers, logging an increase in sales of 51.8 percent and shipment volumes of 39.7 million units.
Canalys research analyst, Brian Lynch said HP and Lenovo dominate the Chromebook market, but Acer and Samsung carved out substantial shares within the PC market by providing Chromebooks.
HP topped the market yet again, with sales soaring 633.7 percent, propelling it past the four million unit mark.
Lenovo took second place with 3.1 million units shipped, up 308.8 percent, having ramped up production to help ease order backlogs from 2020.
Acer, Samsung and Dell made up the rest of the top five, all shipping more than a million units.
“Google is now in a strong position to work with its OEM partners and the channel to cement a rosy future for Chromebooks”, Lynch said.
“A substantial messaging and evangelisation push coupled with the targeting of growth trends, such as flexible work arrangements and budget-conscious SMBs, will be vital to ensure the longevity of Chromebooks’ success.”
Lenovo maintained its lead in the total PC market, which includes desktops, notebooks and tablets, shipping 24 million units and posting a surge of 66.5 percent.
Apple came second with 22.1 million shipments of Macs and iPad. HP secured third place with 19.3 million units, up 64.2 percent, leaving Dell and Samsung to make up the rest of the top five.
