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The 5 largest computer sellers in India

Last updated on: August 18, 2011 10:04 IST


The combined desk-based and mobile PC market in India totalled nearly 2.5 million units in the April June quarter, a 2.5 per cent increase over the same quarter last year.

"This growth was primarily driven by the mobile PC market which grew 17 per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2011. Economic factors such as rising interest rates and high inflation costs resulted in slower consumer demand. With the recent hike in commodity pricing such as fuel and food items, the cause of concern continues to exist in the Indian market. However,  we expect the market to perform far better in the coming quarter to due the festive season which is considered as auspicious for buying," said  Vishal Tripathi, principal research analyst at Gartner.

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The 5 largest computer sellers in India


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1. Dell: 16.7% market share

Dell, with a 16.7 per cent market share, held on to its number one position, said Gartner.

Multinational brands contributed more than half of the total PC shipments in India.

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2. Acer: 12.1% market share

Taiwanese electronics major Acer has dethroned American tech company Hewlett-Packard in the Indian PC market, to become the second largest in PC seller in the country.

As per a report by research firm, Gartner, Acer now has 12 per cent market share in the country, in the April-June quarter of 2011.

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The 5 largest computer sellers in India


3. HP: 11.2% market share

All the major multinational PC vendors, with the exception of HP, experienced double-digit growth in PC shipments in the second quarter of 2011, Gartner said.

HP, however, is India's third largest PC seller with a market share of 11.2 per cent.

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The 5 largest computer sellers in India


4. Lenovo: 10.4% market share

Lenovo is the fourth largest PC seller in the country. IT boasts of a 10.4 per cent market share in India.

The top four PC vendors in the country thus account for 50.4 per cent of the Indian market.

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The 5 largest computer sellers in India

Image: Ajay Chowdhry, a co-founder of HCL and chairman, HCL Infosystems.
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5. HCL: 6.6% market share

Indian computer major, HCL, is the fifth largest computer seller in the country with a market share of 6.6 per cent.

However, the rest of the PC makers and assemblers put together account for 43 per cent of the computers that are sold in the country.