Apple Mac Shipments Defy Global PC Slump With 10% Growth in Q2 2026

Global PC shipments fell for the first time after nine consecutive quarters of growth, declining 4.9 percent year over year to 68.2 million units in the second quarter of 2026. While the broader market contracted amid an ongoing memory chip shortage, Apple increased Mac shipments by 10.1 percent.



Apple shipped 6.7 million Macs during the quarter, giving it a 9.9 percent share of the global PC market, up from 8.5 percent a year earlier. Preliminary data from IDC attributes Apple's stronger performance to the launch of the MacBook Neo. Apple was the only top-five PC vendor to post double-digit shipment growth, even as the broader PC market struggled with higher component costs and softer demand.


The decline follows 2.5 percent shipment growth in the first quarter. Despite lower shipments, IDC says overall PC revenue is rising because vendors are increasing prices faster than demand is falling. Apple recently raised prices across its Mac lineup to help offset rising component costs, reflecting the broader industry trend.

IDC expects the challenging market environment to persist through the rest of the year, with memory availability not projected to improve until early 2028. The firm says larger vendors such as Apple, Dell, and Lenovo are using their scale across businesses including smartphones and servers to secure memory supplies, putting additional pressure on smaller PC makers.