* 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.
a 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 and New H3C Group as "HPE/New H3C Group" starting from 2Q 2016.
b Due to the existing joint venture between IBM and Inspur, IDC will be reporting external market share on a global level for Inspur and Inspur Power Systems as "Inspur/Inspur Power Systems" starting from 3Q 2018.
In addition to the table above, a graphic illustrating worldwide revenue share for the top 5 server companies over the previous five quarters is available by viewing this press release on IDC.com.
Top 5 Companies, Worldwide Server Unit Shipments, Market Share, and Growth, Second Quarter of 2019 (Shipments are in thousands) |
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Company |
2Q19 Unit
|
2Q19
|
2Q18 Unit
|
2Q18
|
2Q19/2Q18
|
1. Dell Technologies |
479,942 |
17.8% |
576,956 |
19.4% |
-16.8% |
2. HPE/New H3C Groupa |
438,060 |
16.3% |
464,962 |
15.7% |
-5.8% |
3. Inspur/Inspur Power Systemsb |
232,885 |
8.7% |
203,225 |
6.8% |
14.6% |
4. Lenovo |
181,166 |
6.7% |
224,138 |
7.6% |
-19.2% |
T5. Super Micro* |
139,289 |
5.2% |
175,092 |
5.9% |
-20.4% |
T5. Huawei* |
116,994 |
4.3% |
187,356 |
6.3% |
-37.6% |
ODM Direct |
678,940 |
25.2% |
732,643 |
24.7% |
-7.3% |
Rest of Market |
424,675 |
15.8% |
403,124 |
13.6% |
5.3% |
Total |
2,691,952 |
100% |
2,967,496 |
100% |
-9.3% |
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, September 4, 2019 |
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Table Notes: Please refer to the Notes following the first table in this press release.
Top Server Market Findings
On a geographic basis, Canada was the fastest growing region in 2Q19 with 13.4% year-over-year revenue growth. Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) grew 2.0% on aggregate while Japan declined 6.7% and Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) contracted 8.1%. The United States was down 19.1% and Latin America contracted 34.2%. China saw its 2Q19 vendor revenues decline 8.7% year over year.
