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demand for mobile PCs.

“However, this uptick in mobile PC demand will not continue beyond 2020, as shipments were mainly boosted by short-term business needs due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Kitagawa said.

Lenovo and HP shared the No. 1 position, as they each shipped about 16.2 million PCs. Together, they accounted for half of PC shipments in that period.

Lenovo was boosted by double-digit growth in the EMEA regions and more

than 50 percent growth in mobile PC shipments. After a major drop in the first quarter due to supplychain limits, HP recovered with particularly strong growth in EMEA and the U.S.

Dell’s worldwide shipments decreased slightly, its first year-over-year decline since the first quarter of 2016.

The U.S. PC market grew 3.5 percent year over year, recording its fifthstraight quarter of growth. Double-digit mobile PC growth was offset by a 44 percent drop in desk-based PCs.

In the U.S., HP led with

a 33 percent market share. Dell followed with a 26 percent share.

“Strong mobile PC demand in the U.S. was driven by shelter in place rules enforced as a response to the COVID-19 outbreak,” Kitagawa said. “While some states eased restrictions during the second quarter of 2020, many businesses continued to prepare for a potential resurgence of the virus, resulting in strong demand for mobile PCs as a precautionary measure.”