Android Police: Worldwide tablet shipments have declined 8.5% over the past year, Q1 is the tenth straight quarter in decline

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Worldwide tablet shipments have declined 8.5% over the past year, Q1 is the tenth straight quarter in decline

Remember when everyone thought tablets would replace PCs, at least for average consumers? Yeah, that didn't happen. In fact, the opposite is happening. In a report from the International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide tablet shipments in Q1 2017 have dropped 8.5% compared to Q1 2016, with just 36.2 million devices shipped.

In addition, Q1 2017 is the tenth straight quarter where the tablet market saw a decline, with the previous five quarters recording double-digit drops.

Worldwide tablet shipments have declined 8.5% over the past year, Q1 is the tenth straight quarter in decline was written by the awesome team at Android Police.