AI PCs will occupy 40% of the market in 2025 and dominate shipments in the next — [Gartner analysis]

Gartner analysts predict that AI PCs will dominate shipments as early as 2026, while in 2025 they will occupy 43% of the market.

As for 2024, the level of AI PC shipments is already estimated at 43 million units — 99.8% more than last year. Next year, the figure may grow by another 165.5% to 114 million units.

According to Gartner, AI PCs are devices with a built-in neural processor (NPU) designed to manage complex artificial intelligence tasks.

Senior Research Director Ranjit Atwal compared the transition to AI computing hardware to the transition to Wi-Fi for hardware vendors:

Earlier, HP CEO Enrique Lores provided his own estimates of AI PC shipments in 2027, where he believes they will account for about 50% of the total and will also affect the growth of the average price in the sector by 5-10%.

Source: The Register