* 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.
** 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 and going forward.
In addition to the table above, a graphic illustrating the worldwide market share of 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 2018 (Shipments are in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Company |
2Q18 Unit
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2Q18
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2Q17 Unit
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2Q17
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2Q18/2Q17
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| 1. Dell Inc. | 574.6 | 19.5% | 492.7 | 20.2% | 16.6% | ||||||||||
| 2. HPE/New H3C Group** | 443.7 | 15.1% | 506.8 | 20.7% | -12.4% | ||||||||||
| 3.Lenovo* | 224.1 | 7.6% | 145.7 | 6.0% | 53.9% | ||||||||||
| 3. Inspur* | 203.2 | 6.9% | 119.7 | 4.9% | 69.8% | ||||||||||
| 5. Huawei* | 187.4 | 6.4% | 133.9 | 5.5% | 39.9% | ||||||||||
| 5. Super Micro* | 175.1 | 5.9% | 136.0 | 5.6% | 28.8% | ||||||||||
| ODM Direct | 732.6 | 24.9% | 527.1 | 21.6% | 39.0% | ||||||||||
| Others | 403.0 | 13.7% | 380.6 | 15.6% | 5.9% | ||||||||||
| Total | 2,943.8 | 100% | 2,442.4 | 100% | 20.5% | ||||||||||
| Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, September 5, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
