Global PC shipments drop 20.1% in Q3 2026, IDC and Omdia report
IDC and Omdia both reported steep year-over-year declines in global PC shipments for Q3 2026. IDC recorded a 20.1 percent drop to 62.7 million units, down from 78.5 million a year earlier and 9.1 percent below Q2 2026's 68.2 million units. Omdia reported an even steeper 21.2 percent decline to 58.1 million devices, with desktop shipments down 23.5 percent and laptops down 20.6 percent.