PC shipments are in the toilet, plunging over 20 percent from last year

This could reach 27 percent throughout the end of 2026.

By Lawrence Bonk Oct. 22, 2026 11:56 am EST Unsplash/JC Daily Add Engadget on Google: Google Discover

Global PC shipments are down 21 percent year-over-year for Q3, according to data accumulated by the market research firm Counterpoint. The industry shipped over 70 million units during this time period last year, but that number has shriveled to 57 million.

As a matter of fact, there's been a quarter-over-quarter reduction of 13.8 percent, suggesting that this downturn is moving quite rapidly. Counterpoint's data has also indicated that this trend will continue, with forecasts for Q4 indicating around a 27 percent reduction year-over-year.