India and China are home to 2.9 billion people – and together they bought just 13 million PCs in Q1
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Buyers in the world’s two most populous nations, India and China, bought just 13.1 million PCs in the first quarter of 2026, according to analyst firm Omdia.
The firm’s analysts last week declared that Indian buyers acquired 4.4 million PCs – 3.5 million of them laptops – during Q1. That figure represented 32 percent year-over-year growth.
“Brands and channels front-loaded their inventory, to secure pricing ahead of anticipated increases,” the firm wrote. “This triggered a 43 percent surge in the consumer market as buyers moved to purchase high-performance PCs at older price points, a trend amplified by intense online retail promotions.”
On Monday, Omdia published Q1 PC sales data for China and found total shipments of 8.9 million – a two-percent year-over-year decline.
Senior analyst Emma Xu blamed the...
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