Worldwide Server Market Revenue Declines 4.6% in the First Quarter as the Market Prepares for a Major Refresh, According to IDC

* Note: IDC declares a statistical tie in the worldwide server market when there is a difference of one percent or less in the share of revenues or shipments among two or more vendors.

** Note: Due to the existing joint venture between HPE and the New H3C Group, IDC will be reporting external market share on a global level for HPE as "HPE/New H3C Group" starting from 2Q 2016 and going forward.

In addition to the table above, an interactive graphic showing worldwide market share (based on revenue) for the top 5 server vendors over the previous five quarters is available here. The chart is intended for public use in online news articles and social media. Instructions on how to embed this graphic can be found by viewing this press release on IDC.com.

Top 5 Companies, Worldwide Server Systems Unit Shipments, Market Share, and Growth,
First Quarter of 2017 (Units are in Thousands)
Vendor       1Q17 Units       1Q17 Market Share       1Q16 Units       1Q16 Market Share       1Q17/1Q16 Unit Growth
1. Dell Inc*       465 .3       21 .0%       464 .6       21 .3%       0 .1%
1. HPE / New H3C Group* **       460 .4       20 .8%       537 .4       24 .6%       -14 .3%
3. Lenovo       146 .1       6 .6%       200 .9       9 .2%       -27 .3%
4. Huawei*       119 .2       5 .4%       89 .8       4 .1%       32 .7%
4. Inspur*       98 .6       4 .5%       87 .2       4 .0%       13 .0%
ODM Direct       443 .6       20 .0%       307 .9       14 .1%       44 .1%
Others       481 .0       21 .7%       496 .6       22 .7%       -3 .1%
Total       2,214 .3       100

.0%

      2,184 .5       100

.0%

      1 .4%
IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, June 2017
 

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