Theme

DevelopingApple

Apple’s Mac shipments fell in Q3 2026, but its PC market share rose

Brievox summary

IDC preliminary estimates put Apple’s Mac shipments at 5.9 million in the third quarter of 2026, down 11.3% year over year, while its market share rose to 9.5% from 8.5%. The broader PC market also contracted, with one account reporting a 20.1% shipment decline.

2 sourcesFirst reported by 9to5MacPublished Updated
Image: MacRumors

What we know

Confirmed by several sources

  • Apple’s Mac shipments declined by about 11% year over year in the third quarter of 2026, while its market share rose from 8.5% to 9.5%. — MacRumors, 9to5Mac

Reported by one source

  • Apple shipped an estimated 5.9 million Macs in the quarter, compared with 6.7 million a year earlier. — MacRumors
  • The broader PC market’s shipments fell 20.1% in the quarter. — 9to5Mac

Coverage 2 publishers

  1. 9to5MacFirst report

    IDC: Mac shipments drop 11% in Q3 as global PC market slides 20%

    Despite seeing an 11% drop in Mac shipments during Q3 2026, Apple’s market share rose from 8.5% to 9.5%, as the broader market saw shipments plunge 20.1%, according to a new report from IDC. Here are the details. more…

  2. MacRumors

    Mac Shipments Fall, But Apple Still Gains Ground in Shrinking Market

    Apple's Mac shipments declined 11.3% in the third quarter of 2026, but the company increased its market share as worldwide PC shipments fell more sharply, according to IDC's latest preliminary estimates. Apple shipped an estimated 5.9…

Earliest report first. Articles stay on their publishers’ sites; each link opens the original.