* 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.
a 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.
b Due to the existing joint venture between IBM and Inspur, IDC will be reporting external market share on a global level for Inspur and Inspur Power Systems as "Inspur/Inspur Power Systems" starting from 3Q 2018.
In addition to the table above, a graphic illustrating worldwide market share based on revenues for 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, Third
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Company |
3Q18 Unit
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3Q18
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3Q17 Unit
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3Q17
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3Q18/3Q17
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1. Dell Inc. | 556.0 | 17.6% | 503.0 | 18.8% | 10.5% | ||||||||||
2. HPE/New H3C Group a | 456.2 | 14.4% | 501.4 | 18.8% | -9.0% | ||||||||||
3. Inspur/Inspur Power Systems b | 283.6 | 9.0% | 149.1 | 5.6% | 90.2% | ||||||||||
4. Lenovo | 193.5 | 6.1% | 151.8 | 5.7% | 27.5% | ||||||||||
5. Huawei * | 187.9 | 5.9% | 133.3 | 5.0% | 40.9% | ||||||||||
5. Super Micro * | 169.3 | 5.4% | 136.7 | 5.1% | 23.9% | ||||||||||
ODM Direct | 871.5 | 27.6% | 668.0 | 25.0% | 30.5% | ||||||||||
Others | 443.5 | 14.0% | 428.0 | 16.0% | 3.6% | ||||||||||
Total | 3,161.5 | 100% | 2,671.3 | 100% | 18.3% | ||||||||||
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, December 11, 2018. | |||||||||||||||