India’s PC Market: India’s PC market recorded its highest-ever quarterly efficiency in Q3 2025, with complete shipments rising 10.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to 4.9 million items, based on the Worldwide Information Company (IDC) information on Tuesday.
This beats the earlier report of 4.5 million items registered in the identical quarter final 12 months. All PC classes — desktops, notebooks and workstations — posted wholesome development throughout the quarter. Notebooks remained the most important contributor and grew 9.5 per cent YoY, whereas desktop shipments jumped 11.6 per cent.
Workstations noticed the very best development, increasing 14.2 per cent over the earlier 12 months, as per the info. The premium pocket book phase, which incorporates gadgets priced above $1,000, additionally carried out nicely and grew 8.5 per cent year-on-year.
Demand for high-performance machines stayed sturdy throughout each private and enterprise use. AI-enabled notebooks continued to be the fastest-growing class, with shipments rising an enormous 126.5 per cent from final 12 months.
Most of those gadgets had been fundamental AI notebooks with hardware-based AI options, supported by deep reductions and cashback gives. Subsequent-generation AI PCs additionally gained traction and crossed the one-lakh unit cargo mark in a single quarter for the primary time.
The quarter noticed sturdy demand from each business and shopper markets. The business phase grew 11.4 per cent year-on-year, supported by enterprise improve cycles and rising orders from small and medium companies.
The SMB market alone grew 18.8 per cent, whereas demand from small workplace consumers elevated 13.1 per cent. The patron market achieved its best-ever quarter with 2.8 million items shipped, helped by early festive season gross sales and aggressive e-commerce promotions.
On-line channels recorded their highest-ever numbers, transport practically a million items. “Client shopping for conduct has shifted, with many shoppers delaying purchases to benefit from festive reductions,” stated Bharath Shenoy, Analysis Supervisor, IDC India & South Asia. He added that distributors had decreased shipments in Q2 and stocked stock for Q3 gross sales, which performed out in a number of phases between late September and early November.