IDC: global tablet shipments reached 30.7 million in the first quarter, down 19.1% from the same period last year

[IDC: global tablet shipments reached 30.7 million in the first quarter compared with the same period last year, down 19.1% from the same period last year] Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily reported on the 9th that the latest global personal computing device tracking report released by IDC showed that global tablet PC shipments in the first quarter of 2023 decreased by 19.1% year on year, reaching 30.7 million units, returning to pre-epidemic levels. IDC believes that the decline in tablet shipments is mainly due to the weakening market demand due to employees returning to the office around the world and cautious consumer spending, and estimates that shipments are expected to improve in the second half of the year as the global economy continues to recover and inflation abates.