Hardcopy Peripherals Market Insights

Updated: 5 June 2024

Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Shipments Decreased 17.6% Year Over Year in the First Quarter of 2024, According to IDC

NEEDHAM, Mass., June 5, 2024 – Worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals declined 17.6% year over year to 18.8 million units in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24). Shipment value also contracted 15.6% year over year during the quarter to $9.3 billion, according to new data from the International Data Corporation Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker.

Notable highlights from the quarter include:

  • The three largest regional markets saw annual declines in unit shipments, ranging from 19.9% to 18.2%. One of the reasons for the contractions was that the same period last year had a higher base leading to less favorable year-over-year comparisons. In addition, vendors have restricted shipments to address reduced profitability, following recent periods of price reductions and high channel inventory.
  • While all of the top 5 vendors experienced year-over-year contractions, Brother saw the smalled decline at -8.0%. Brother recorded year-over-year growth in the Asia/Pacific region (excluding Japan and China) thanks to its ability to increase its shipments of Ink Tank models through recruitment of B2B-centered channels.

Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Market, Unit Shipments, Company Share, and Year-Over-Year Growth, Q1 2024 (based on unit shipments)

Company 1Q24
Unit Shipments
1Q24
Market Share %
1Q23
Unit Shipments
1Q23
Market Share %
1Q24/1Q23
Growth %
1. HP Inc. 6,570,320 34.9% 8,226,438 36.0% -20.1%
2. Epson 4,097,199 21.8% 5.093,033 22.3% -19.6%
3. Canon Group 3,591,857 19.1% 4,175,621 18.3% -14.0%
4. Brother 1,759,218 9.4% 1,912,896 8.4% -8.0%
5. Pantum 530,127 2.8% 615,714 2.7% -13.9%
Others 2,259,778 12.0% 2,798,004 12.3% -19.2%
Total 18,808,499 100.0% 22,821,706 100.0% -17.6%

Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, May 31, 2023

Notes:

  • IDC tracks A2-A4 devices in the Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals.
  • Hardcopy Peripherals include single-function printers, multifunctional systems (MFPs), and single-function digital copiers (SF DC). Data for all vendors are reported for calendar periods.
  • Data for all vendors are reported for calendar periods.

Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Market, Unit Shipments, Company Share, and Year-Over-Year Growth, Q2 2023 (based on unit shipments)

Worldwide Top 5 HCP Companies, 2023Q2 Unit Market Share chart

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