PC shipments just grew unexpectedly amid RAM shortages

Lenovo is the top PC manufacturer worldwide.

The PC market is bracing for a turbulent year ahead, but shipments managed to exceed expectations in the recent holiday quarter. IDC reports that shipments grew nearly 10 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, reaching 76.4 million in total.

Microsoft's end of Windows 10 support undoubtedly helped push PC shipments up, but IDC notes that PC makers have also been aggressively pulling forward inventory to combat potential tariffs and the global memory shortage.