Apple Mac Shipments Grew 9% in Q1 2026, Outpacing Overall PC Market

Apple's Mac shipments grew 9 percent during the archetypal 4th of 2026, according to estimated shipment information shared this week by IDC.


Apple's maturation outpaced wide PC marketplace maturation of 2.5 percent acknowledgment to the M5 MacBook Pro that was released precocious past year. Apple besides refreshed the MacBook Air and the higher-end ‌MacBook Pro‌ models, but those were conscionable precocious updated and wouldn't person impacted the Q1 2026 numbers much.

Apple was the fig 4 PC vendor successful the satellite with 6.2 cardinal Macs shipped, up from 5.7 cardinal successful the year-ago quarter. Lenovo, HP, and Dell were the apical 3 PC vendors with 16.5, 12.1, and 10.3 cardinal PCs shipped, respectively. Most vendors saw an summation successful shipments during the 4th according to IDC, with the objection of HP.

Apple had a 9.5 percent stock of the planetary PC marketplace during the quarter, up from 8.9 percent successful the archetypal 4th of 2025.

According to IDC, maturation during the 4th was fueled by concerns implicit rising constituent costs and caller merchandise introductions. Vendors that are capable to unafraid entree to representation volition fare the champion arsenic PC shipments commencement to decline.

IDC counts accepted PCs similar desktops, notebooks, and workstations successful its numbers, but it does not see tablets similar the iPad. IDC's accusation is lone an estimate, and Apple nary longer provides details connected the circumstantial fig of devices that it sells each quarter.

Apple's adjacent net study is acceptable to instrumentality spot connected April 30.
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