In Q1 2022, Lenovo will continue to lead the Chinese PC market, according to a Canalys report.

After a seven-quarter streak of net positive growth for the PC market in Mainland China, the region's PC market growth finally comes to an end in Q1 2022.

In the first quarter of 2022, the country's PC shipments fell by 1% year over year to 11.7 million units. Desktop PC shipments fell 11% to 3.9 million units, while notebook laptop shipments increased by 6% to 7.7 million units.

In terms of tablet shipments in the region, they have continued to decline by 11%, reaching a new low of 4.7 million units. The demand for tablets in both the consumer and business markets is the primary cause of this downward trend.

In terms of market share, Lenovo led the PC market in China in Q1 2022 with over 37 percent market share at 4.289 million units, followed by Dell with 12 percent market share. HP and Asus are ranked third and fourth, respectively, with Huawei rounding out the Top 5 with 0.71 million PC shipments.

Huawei had the highest year-over-year sales growth, with a net increase of 66 percent. The brand's presence in the region had increased from 428 thousand shipments in Q1 2021 to 710 thousand shipments.

Apple leads the Chinese tablet market with 1.2 million shipments, accounting for 26 percent of the market, but Huawei is a close second with 20 percent. Xiaomi is in third place with 13 percent, HONOR is in fourth place with 9 percent, and Lenovo is in fifth place with 7 percent.

"While the first quarter of 2022 remained relatively strong," said Emma Xu, an analyst at Canalys, "China's PC industry faces further challenges on both the supply and demand sides as the impact of the country's COVID-19 lockdown intensifies."

"Key component supply shortages, such as SoCs, have persisted. Production and logistics conditions had deteriorated by the first quarter, owing to the closure of key cities such as Shanghai and Kunshan. Simultaneously, due to a deteriorating economy, business and consumer activities were restricted, threatening domestic demand for PCs, weakening consumer spending, and constraining business demand, particularly from SMEs. For the rest of 2022, this will be a challenge for China's PC manufacturers.

"However, the education sector in China will likely remain a bright spot, as the goal of closing socioeconomic disparities and improving vocational education programmes will drive investment in the technology market," Emma had added. Finally, local brands will benefit from a more favourable competitive landscape for Chinese PC sellers. The government is currently concerned about the use of hardware and software developed by foreign entities due to security concerns. As core players in China's'start-up' industry, which is focused on developing domestic IT innovation, suppliers like Huawei and Tongfang will see unprecedented opportunities."