Below you will find the results of my research regarding Apple's
historical worldwide market share of the PC market (according to IDC)
starting with the latest numbers and going back in time.
According to research firm IDC, current figures put Apple share at
around 2 percent worldwide.
Excerpt:
?This year is no different. Apple's computer sales are up, but its
share of the market isn't. For its first three months of its 2004
fiscal year, the company sold 829,000 computers, 12 percent more than
in the first quarter of its 2003 fiscal year; unit sales across the
industry, meanwhile, grew 16 percent, according to research firm IDC.
Apple's share of the personal-computer market is as low as ever, if
not lower -- current figures put Apple share at around 2 percent
worldwide.?
Washington Post: April 7, 2004
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A59445-2004Apr7
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?Apple's US market share for the second quarter of 2004 has hit 3.7%,
according to figures released by IDC, The Inquirer notes.
. . . In the worldwide market, where Apple did not achieve a top five
placing, some 52% of computers sold were denoted manufacturered by
'others'. Apple is estimated to have between 2 and 3% of the worldwide
market.?
Insanely Great Mac: July 15th 2004
http://www.insanelygreatmac.com/news.php?id=3571
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Apple's worldwide market share remained under 2 percent in 2003.
"Apple captured 3.2 percent of the U.S. market share in 2003, down
from 3.5 percent a year ago, according to research firm IDC. The
company shipped 1.675 million Macs in 2003, compared with 1.679 units
in 2002. Apple's worldwide market share remained under 2 percent in
2003. The companies ahead of Apple were: Dell (16.319 million -
30.9%), HP (10.851 million - 20.6%), IBM (2.748 million - 5.2% ), and
Gateway (1.987 million - 3.8%)."
Mac Minute January 1, 2004
http://www.macminute.com/2004/01/15/marketshare
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Apple's worldwide market share in PCs fell from a peak of 9.6 percent
in 1991 to 2 percent last year.
?The company has been gaining share in the higher-margin laptop
business, and its iPod franchise is a hit, but Apple's worldwide
market share in PCs fell from a peak of 9.6 percent in 1991 to 2
percent last year as computers using Microsoft Corp.'s Windows
operating system continued their overwhelming dominance, according to
technology market researcher IDC.?
News Factor Network: September 2, 2004
http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=New-iMac-Could-Give-Apple-a-Needed-Boost&story_id=26723&category=apple
?Apple's global PC market share slipped to 2 percent last year from
9.6 percent in 1991, according to IDC figures, but edged up again to
2.2 percent in April-June this year.?
http://www.crn.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=46200344
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2002 - 2.3 percent
?For all of 2002, Apple sold just 2.3 percent of personal computers
purchased worldwide, said IDC."
Internet Nexos
http://www.internet-nexus.com/2003_04_27_archive.htm
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2001 - 2.6%
2000 - 2.9%
?Apple's U.S. computer market share in the fourth quarter was 3.1
percent, up from 2.4 percent a year earlier, according to IDC. For the
year, the share remained steady at 3.9 percent compared with 2000.
Worldwide, Apple's share rose to 2.2 percent from 1.9 percent fourth
quarter to fourth quarter. But Apple lost share between 2000 and 2001,
down to 2.6 percent from 2.9 percent.?
CNET News: March 26, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1040-869160.html
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1996-1999
CHART: Apple's Worldwide Market Share 1996-1999
Source: IDC International Data Corp.
BusinessWeek: 1999
http://www.businessweek.com/1999/99_51/b3660113.htm
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1998 - 4 percent
?Apple?s worldwide market share for personal computers languishes at 4
percent. While that share is up from the previous quarter's 3.4
percent, according to International Data Corporation, it's still
dangerously close to irrelevance.?
Wired News: April 29, 1998
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,11991,00.html
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Search criteria:
IDC Apple "percent OR %" worldwide OR global ?market share" 1998..2004
I hope you find this information helpful!
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
