Hewlett-Packard (HP) has emerged the No.1 vendor in the Indian personal computer (PC) segment with a 32.5 per cent market share.

Its market share more than doubled from the 15.5 per cent posted during the corresponding quarter a year ago, according to a study by research and advisory firm Gartner.

Lenovo came in second with a 13.7 per cent market share in the third quarter of 2013. The company had a 17 per cent stake during the same period of last year, the study said.

Dell with an 11.8 per cent stake (12.4 per cent in year ago period) was in third slot followed by Acer with a 11.8 per cent (12.4 per cent) stake.

India’s combined desk-based and mobile personal computer (PC) market rose 7.9 per cent to total nearly 3.2 million units in the third quarter of 2013. The market was driven by some large government orders in an otherwise sombre economic atmosphere, it said.

“Consumers accounted for 40 per cent of total personal computer sales in the third quarter of 2013, compared with 47 per cent in the third quarter of 2012,” said Vishal Tripathi, principal research analyst at Gartner. “This emphasises the fact that despite the festive season and availability of various end user schemes on PCs, the market was impacted by high inflation, global economic uncertainty and limited share of wallet as consumers preferred to spend on other consumer durables,” he added.

White boxes (including parallel imports), which accounted for 40 per cent of the overall desktop market, declined 26 per cent in the third quarter.

Mobile PCs, with a 22 per cent year-on-year increase, helped drive overall market growth.

rajesh.kurup@thehindu.co.in

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