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PCs In-Use Surpassed 820M in 2004
PCs In-Use Will Top 1B in 2007
Updated March 15, 2005 -
The worldwide number of PCs in-use surpassed 820 million
in 2004 and is projected to top 1 billion in 2007. PCs in-use growth is
slowing as the industrialized world is approaching the top of the S-curve.
Strong PC growth will continue in the developing countries for another
decade. The U.S. has a large lead with over 220M PCs in-use—over 3X the
number in Japan. The U.S. accounts for over 27% of all PCs in-use compared
to 4.6% of worldwide population. PC
usage is growing rapidly in China, which is expected to surpass Japan in
2007. PC usage is also growing strongly in many populous countries such as
Brazil, India and Russia.
| 1. U.S. |
223.81 |
27.22 |
| 2. Japan |
69.20 |
8.42 |
| 3. China |
52.99 |
6.45 |
| 4. Germany |
46.30 |
5.63 |
| 5. UK |
35.89 |
4.37 |
| 6. France |
29.41 |
3.58 |
| 7. South Korea |
26.20 |
3.19 |
| 8. Italy |
22.65 |
2.75 |
| 9. Canada |
22.39 |
2.72 |
| 10. Brazil |
19.35 |
2.35 |
| 11. Russia |
19.01 |
2.31 |
| 12. Australia |
13.72 |
1.67 |
| 13. India |
13.03 |
1.58 |
| 14. Mexico |
11.21 |
1.36 |
| 15. Netherlands |
11.11 |
1.35 |
| Top 15 Countries |
616.27 |
74.96 |
| Worldwide Total |
822.15 |
100 |
“Notebook PCs are growing rapidly and now account for
24% of total PCs in-use and nearly 27% in the U.S.”, says Dr. Egil
Juliussen, the author of the report. PCs per capita in the U.S. have
surpassed 76% and will remain higher than cell phones for a few more
years.
More information is available in “Computers In-Use by
Country”, a 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 2010.
eTForecasts publishes market research reports for the PC, PDA/Smartphones, information
appliance and Internet industries.
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