Shipments of tablets and Chromebooks worldwide fell for the second straight quarter in Q2 2022. 105 million units were shipped, down 14%, according to data firm Canalys. According to reports, a number of causes, including growing inflation, lockdowns due to COVID in China, and decreases in consumer and education spending, are to blame for the abrupt dip.
In the second quarter of 2022, global shipments of Chromebooks and tablets reportedly continued to decline, according to a research by Canalys. For the fourth consecutive quarter, shipments of tablets fell, this time by 11% year over year, to 34.8 million units worldwide. Shipments fell by 57% to 5.1 million units in the fourth consecutive quarter as demand for Chromebooks continued to plummet, but at a far faster rate. Q2 2022, as the education sector's demand remained sluggish.
Apple continued to dominate the tablet market, but saw a big drop, dropping 15% to 12.1 iPads sold globally. Samsung maintained its market share and finished in second place with 7.0 million units shipped, despite a 13 percent yearly decline. Lenovo finished third with 3.5 million less shipments than the previous year. Amazon was able to ship 3.3 million products, moving up to fourth position with a 6 percent increase. Huawei came in sixth with 1.7 million tablets shipped, a year over year decrease of 26%.
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The global Chromebook business struggled a year ago due to the surge in educational demand in important areas. In Q2 2022, Acer overtook its main competitors as the market leader for Chromebooks, securing about 25% of the market despite a drop in shipment volume of only 28%. Lenovo maintained second place despite a 56 percent drop in shipments from a year ago. HP experienced the biggest decline of the major vendors, with a 79 percent drop in shipments, as a result of its dependence on the US education sector. Dell and Asus made up the final five places.
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