New data by Canalys on the personal computer and tablet market shows that shipments in the US grew 1% in 2021. Shipments totaled a whopping 135 million units all year.
iPads ruled the tablet market
Apple dominated the tablet market share with more than 19 million shipments. This was able to happen despite iPad shipments taking up to nine weeks. Overall, this is a 17% drop from 2020. Its market share went from 44.6% in Q4 2020 down to 40.2% in Q4 2021.
Demand for tablets as a whole decreased, as shipments declined 31%.
Room for improvement
