• Sun. Oct 5th, 2025

2024 might be the year for PCs, 2023 certainly wasn’t

2024 might be the year for PCs, 2023 certainly wasn’t

There’s no two ways about it, 2023 was a bit of a disaster when it comes to raw PC sales numbers. According to the latest data from IDC and Gartner, overall PC sales were down nearly 15% compared to 2022 and the lowest since 2006. Indeed, the 14.8% drop (to be exact) is the largest ever recorded for the industry.

However, analysts believe the drop in PC sales – and we’re talking all PCs here, from gaming laptops and gaming PCs to basic home PCs, workstations, and even Apple laptops and desktops – has likely reached its peak with 2024 set to be a year of growth once again.

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