--- title: PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline”... description: PC shipments dropped sharply in Q3 2026, with Omdia reporting a 21.2 percent YoY decline to 58.1 million units and IDC reporting a 20.1 percent decline to 62.7... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/pc-shipments-fall-20-1-percent-in-sharpest-decline-since-q1-2023-ummdfmsr2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023 | daily.dev og:description: PC shipments dropped sharply in Q3 2026, with Omdia reporting a 21.2 percent YoY decline to 58.1 million units and IDC reporting a 20.1 percent decline to 62.7... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/pc-shipments-fall-20-1-percent-in-sharpest-decline-since-q1-2023-ummdfmsr2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/uMMdFmSR2.png og:image:alt: PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023 **[Ars Technica](https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary PC shipments dropped sharply in Q3 2026, with Omdia reporting a 21.2 percent YoY decline to 58.1 million units and IDC reporting a 20.1 percent decline to 62.7 million units, the steepest Q3 drop IDC has ever recorded. Desktop shipments fell 23.5 percent and laptops fell 20.6 percent per Omdia. Analysts attribute the slump to vendors and sales channels overstocking earlier in the year ahead of anticipated memory price hikes, leaving minimal demand in Q3 and leaving channels wary of carrying excess inventory amid high prices suppressing demand. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much did PC shipments decline in Q3 2026? PC shipments fell about 20 percent year over year in Q3 2026. IDC reported a 20.1 percent decline to 62.7 million units, down from 78.5 million in Q3 2025, while Omdia reported a steeper 21.2 percent drop to 58.1 million devices, marking IDC's worst Q3 result on record. _Anyone tracking hardware market cycles can follow PC shipment trends like this through daily.dev._ ### Why did PC shipments drop so much in Q3 2026 despite Q3 usually beating Q2? Vendors and sales channels had stocked up on PCs earlier in the year anticipating memory price hikes, leaving minimal actual demand by Q3 2026. This left channels wary of carrying excess inventory into a market where high prices were suppressing demand, causing shipments to fall 9.1 percent from Q2's 68.2 million units. _Those weighing hardware purchase timing can keep an eye on supply and pricing shifts via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Global PC shipments spike despite tariff-related US slowdown](https://daily.dev/posts/global-pc-shipments-spike-despite-tariff-related-us-slowdown-20aw0yb1d) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The smartphone market is in big trouble](https://daily.dev/posts/the-smartphone-market-is-in-big-trouble-1woimtqrp) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [India PC shipments surpass pandemic peak as first-time users upgrade](https://daily.dev/posts/india-pc-shipments-surpass-pandemic-peak-as-first-time-users-upgrade-usyafmpyv) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The average American PC now costs more than $1,000](https://daily.dev/posts/the-average-american-pc-now-costs-more-than-1-000-opnlksfln) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Worldwide Smartphone Market to Decline 13% in 2026, Marking the Largest Drop Ever Due to the Memory Shortage Crisis, according to IDC](https://daily.dev/posts/worldwide-smartphone-market-to-decline-13-in-2026-marking-the-largest-drop-ever-due-to-the-memory--jcq4adg56) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware), [#supply-chain](https://daily.dev/tags/supply-chain) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/pc-shipments-fall-20-1-percent-in-sharpest-decline-since-q1-2023-ummdfmsr2) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/pc-shipments-fall-20-1-percent-in-sharpest-decline-since-q1-2023-ummdfmsr2","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/pc-shipments-fall-20-1-percent-in-sharpest-decline-since-q1-2023-ummdfmsr2"},"datePublished":"2026-10-09T21:10:42.025Z","dateModified":"2026-10-09T21:26:01.705Z","description":"PC shipments dropped sharply in Q3 2026, with Omdia reporting a 21.2 percent YoY decline to 58.1 million units and IDC reporting a 20.1 percent decline to 62.7...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/65b067a84d17772e746b2ecbb354446a?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/65b067a84d17772e746b2ecbb354446a?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Ars Technica","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Ars Technica","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/80883e0e48a34b5ebcf93777016cb3fe","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/pc-shipments-fall-20-1-percent-in-sharpest-decline-since-q1-2023-ummdfmsr2","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"hardware,supply-chain","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ars Technica","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/pc-shipments-fall-20-1-percent-in-sharpest-decline-since-q1-2023-ummdfmsr2#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How much did PC shipments decline in Q3 2026?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"PC shipments fell about 20 percent year over year in Q3 2026. 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