AI PCs Will Represent 31% of Worldwide PC Market by the End of 2025: Gartner
Artificial
intelligence (AI) PCs will represent 31%
of the total PC market globally by the end of 2025, according to Gartner, Inc.
a business and technology insights company. Worldwide shipments of AI PCs are
projected to total 77.8 million units in 2025.
“AI
PCs are reshaping the market, but their adoption in 2025 is slowing because of
tariffs and pauses in PC buying caused by market uncertainty,” said Ranjit Atwal, Sr Director
Analyst at Gartner. “Nevertheless, users will invest in AI PCs to ensure they
are prepared for the growing integration of AI at the edge.”
Gartner
analysts forecast AI PC shipments will total 143 million units and are
projected to represent 55% of total PC market in 2026 . By 2029,
AI PCs will become the norm.
The choice of an AI PC differs between businesses and
consumers. Their decision primarily revolves around the choice of AI PC
processor platform. Gartner forecasts that Arm-based laptops will gain a larger
share of the consumer market than the business market, as application
compatibility challenges are overcome. In the business segment, users prefer
x86 on Windows, which is expected to make up 71% of the AI business
laptop market in 2025, with Arm making up 24%.
To align
with the wider availability of AI PCs, Gartner expects that by end of
2026, 40% of software vendors will prioritize investments in AI
capabilities directly on PCs, up from 2% in 2024. In the same year, multiple small language models (SLMs)
will run locally on PCs, up from zero in 2023.
SLMs are making it possible to run advanced AI features directly
on PCs and devices overall, enabling faster response times, lower energy
consumption and reduced reliance on cloud services. SLMs provide task-specific
intelligence, and since AI runs directly on devices, SLMs help keep user and
business data secure.
Future of
AI PCs
To unlock new growth, PC vendors must move beyond hardware and
deliver software-defined, user-centric AI PCs designed for specific roles and
use cases. “The future of AI PCs is in customization,” said Atwal.
“It lets users configure their devices with the apps, features
and functions they want. The more users interact with a vendor’s AI PC, the
better the vendor understands them, allowing for ongoing improvements and
stronger brand loyalty.”
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