| * | 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 Q2 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 Q3 2018. | |
| c | IBM server revenue excludes sales of Power Systems generated through Inspur Power Systems in China starting from Q3 2018. | |
In addition to the table above, a graphic illustrating worldwide revenue market share 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, Fourth Quarter of 2018 (Shipments are in thousands) | ||||||||||
| Company |
4Q18 Unit
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4Q18
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4Q17 Unit
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4Q17
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4Q18/4Q17
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| 1. Dell Inc. | 580.6 | 19.4% | 582.5 | 20.4% | -0.3% | |||||
| 2. HPE/New H3C Group a | 473.8 | 15.8% | 483.7 | 17.0% | -2.0% | |||||
| 3. Inspur/Inspur Power Systems b | 247.6 | 8.3% | 182.4 | 6.4% | 35.7% | |||||
| T4. Huawei * | 211.6 | 7.1% | 166.4 | 5.8% | 27.2% | |||||
| T4. Lenovo * | 190.7 | 6.4% | 181.6 | 6.4% | 5.0% | |||||
| ODM Direct | 695.9 | 23.3% | 653.0 | 22.9% | 6.6% | |||||
| Rest of Market | 592.8 | 19.8% | 602.1 | 21.1% | -1.5% | |||||
| Total | 2,993.0 | 100% | 2,851.6 | 100% | 5.0% | |||||
| Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, March 6, 2019 | ||||||||||
