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Tablet sales have dropped again, worldwide, Canalys has reported. The company released its report for 2023 as a whole, sharing the details for 2023. A detailed comparison is also made with 2022, along with some additional info for previous years.
The tablet sales have dropped again, this time the numbers for 2023 as a whole got released
First and foremost, let’s just say that tablet sales fell 10% in 2023 compared to the year before. 135.3 million tablets were sold, while that number was 150.7 a year before. Apple is still leading the pack, confidently.
Apple managed to ship out 54 million tablets sold and grabbed 40% of the market. Still, much like almost every other OEM in the top 5, Apple has also seen a decline YoY, an 11% decline, to be accurate.
Samsung is second-placed with 25.6 million tablets sold. The company grabbed 19% of the market and has seen a decline of 11.5%. Lenovo is third-placed with 9.3 million tablets sold, and 6.9% of the market. That company has also seen a decline of 19.4%.
Huawei has actually seen a considerable increase in sales
The fourth-placed company may surprise some of you, but it’s Huawei. Huawei managed to ship out 8.3 million tablets and grab 6.1% of the market. Huawei has also seen a huge boost in sales compared to 2022, a 32.1% increase.
Amazon took the fifth place with 7.7 million tablets sold, and 5.8% of the market. Amazon has seen a huge drop in sales compared to 2022, a 42.9% drop, to be exact.
If you’re wondering about Q4 in particular, you can check out the image below. Apple is first-placed and has been trailed by Samsung, Huawei, Lenovo, and Amazon. Huawei managed to sell quite a few tablets in Q4, as it has seen a 95.4% sales increase YoY.
Now, in the image below, you’ll see tablet sales across years since 2016. 2022 was obviously a peak year for tablet sales, while the sales have been declining since then, quite a bit.
