Global PC market up 3.7 pc, over 25 pc laptops now GenAI capable: Report [Video]

The global PC market saw a 3.7 per cent shipment growth in Q4 2024, and over 25 per cent of laptops were generative AI (GenAI) capable last year, a report showed on Monday.

According to Counterpoint Research’s preliminary data, there was a steady flow of PC orders from enterprises, which was driven by ongoing corporate IT upgrades before the end of Windows 10 support by October 2025.

For the full year of 2024, PC vendors shipped 253 million PCs, up 2.6 per cent from 2023, thanks to both the impending end of Windows 10 support and the first wave of AI PCs in the second half last year.

“We believe the PC market has recovered to normal seasonality and entered a new phase after the launch of AI PCs in 2024,” the report mentioned.

AI laptops are poised to capture close to 60 per cent of the total laptop market in 2025.

“Overall, PC …