Apple Mac Shipments Grew 9% in Q1 2026, Outpacing Overall PC Market

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Apple shipped an estimated 6.2 million Macs in Q1 2026, up from 5.7 million a year earlier.
That gave Apple a 9.5% global PC market share and kept it fourth behind Lenovo, HP, and Dell.
Mac growth outpaced the overall PC market’s 2.5% expansion, according to IDC.
IDC said new product launches and worries about rising component costs helped lift demand.
Future shipments may be affected by memory supply and component cost pressures.



