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PCs In-Use Surpass 900M in 2005
USA Accounts for over 25% of PCs In-Use
May 16, 2006 -
PCs
in-use topped 900M units worldwide in 2005. The U.S. has a large PC usage
lead with over three times as many PCs as the second place Japan.
The U.S. accounts for over 25% of all PCs in-use compared to 4.6% of
worldwide population. PCs in-use growth is slowing, but the U.S. is on
track to have more PCs in-use than people in five or six years.
In-use growth will continue because the PC is expanding its domain
with new product categories such as Media Center PCs, tablet PCs,
Ultra-Mobile PCs and handheld PCs. The rapid growth of mobile PCs is the
major reason for current and future PC expansion.
| 1. U.S. |
230.4 |
25.5 |
| 2. Japan |
73.66 |
8.15 |
| 3. China |
63.52 |
7.03 |
| 4. Germany |
50.42 |
5.58 |
| 5. UK |
38.62 |
4.27 |
| 6. France |
32.40 |
3.58 |
| 7. South Korea |
28.38 |
3.14 |
| 8. Italy |
25.96 |
2.87 |
| 9. Canada |
23.77 |
2.63 |
| 10. Russia |
22.76 |
2.52 |
| 11. Brazil |
22.40 |
2.46 |
| 12. India |
16.98 |
1.88 |
| 13. Australia |
14.62 |
1.62 |
| 14. Mexico |
12.79 |
1.41 |
| 15. Spain |
12.01 |
1.33 |
| Top 15 Countries |
668.57 |
73.96 |
| Worldwide Total |
903.93 |
100 |
PCs
per capita in the U.S. have reached 78% and will remain higher than cell
phones for a few more years. USA and Canada are the only countries that
have more PCs in-use than cell phone subscribers. Worldwide PCs in-use
will surpass 1B in early 2007.
More information is available in "Computers In-Use By Country", a yearly market research report
by eTForecasts. The
report estimates and forecasts the number of PCs in-use for 57 countries
and the six main regions of the world for 1990 through 2011.
eTForecasts publishes market research reports for the PC, PDA/Smartphones,
cell phones and Internet industries.
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