Omdia expects India's PC market to fall 22% in second half of 2026
In short
Omdia expects India's PC market to decline 22% in the second half of 2026, citing early purchasing and rising component costs. Full-year PC shipments are put at 2.6% below 2025, according to CLS, Jiemian and 36Kr.
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Omdia expects India's PC market to fall 22% in the second half of 2026, Yicai, CLS, Jiemian and 36Kr reported on 20 October. The outlets attribute the fall to early purchasing and rising component costs. CLS, Jiemian and 36Kr said full-year PC shipments are put at 2.6% below 2025, and that tablets rose 4.2% year on year. They also said growth in the commercial and education segments is slowing, and that demand for high-end products is more resilient. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Yicai gave second-quarter detail. India's PC shipments rose 14% year on year to 4.1 million units. Laptops rose 13% to 3.0 million and desktops rose 15% to 954,000. Tablets rose 11% to 1.3 million. Yicai said vendors and channel partners bought early to secure inventory because prices are expected to rise later this year, and that this early buying is expected to weaken second-half demand. [ 1 ]
Why it matters
The reports suggest that buying brought forward to avoid expected price rises may weaken demand later in the year. The documents give no further detail on effects for vendors or buyers.
Key facts
- Omdia projects India's PC market will fall 22% in the second half of 2026. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The decline is attributed to early purchasing and rising component costs. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Full-year PC shipments are put at 2.6% below 2025. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- In the second quarter of 2026, India's PC shipments rose 14% year on year to 4.1 million units. [ 1 ]
- Second-quarter laptop shipments rose 13% to 3.0 million and desktop shipments rose 15% to 954,000. [ 1 ]
- Second-quarter tablet shipments rose 11% to 1.3 million, according to Yicai. [ 1 ]
- CLS, Jiemian and 36Kr said tablets rose 4.2% year on year, commercial and education growth is slowing, and demand for high-end products is more resilient. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Which period the 4.2% tablet growth figure covers. The summaries in three outlets do not state the period for the tablet figure.
- The second-quarter shipment figures by category. Only Yicai gave these figures.
- How large the expected price rises are. The documents say only that prices are expected to rise later this year, without giving amounts.
- Full-year 2026 PC shipments in India are put at 2.6% below 2025. Reported by a single source so far