After a decline in January volumes, the global top-5 brand saw their combined shipments pick up from a month ago and also a year ago.

Global top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments plummet sharply from a month ago in January 2024 as the slow season kicked in and the global economy remains deeply influenced by negative factors.

Global notebook shipments to suffer another 5% decline in 1Q24 after an almost 6% sequential drop in 4Q23.

The global top-5 notebook brands not including Apple saw their combined shipments in November rise 10% from October, while those of the top-3 ODMs also enjoyed growth at a similar level.

Global tablet shipments went up nearly 10% from a quarter ago to reach around 31 million units in the third quarter of 2023, thanks partly to robust seasonal demand.

Global notebook shipments enjoyed a further resumption in the third quarter of 2023, but will fall sequentially in the fourth quarter.

The global top-5 notebook brands not including Apple saw their combined shipments decelerate on month in October, while the top-3 ODMs also suffered the same decline rate in their combined shipments.

Global notebook shipments are likely to expand by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3% from 2023 to 2028.

Global top-5 notebook brands saw shipment start growing both on-monthly and on-yearly in August 2023.

Global tablet shipments reached only 28.09 million units in the second quarter of 2023, down nearly 5% from a quarter ago, due to the quarter being the traditional slow season and sales in key markets such as North America and China showing no major improvement.

Notebook shipments of the global top-5 brands dropped sharply from a month ago due to their brisk performance in June.

Global notebook shipments were up 20.9% sequentially and down only 5.5% on year in the second quarter of 2023, but the volumes are only expected to stay flat in the third quarter and dip a single-digit percentage in the fourth quarter.