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FRAMINGHAM, Mass.(BUSINESS WIRE)#IDCTrackerAccording to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, vendor revenue in the worldwide server market grew 19.8% year over year to $24.0 billion during the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20). Worldwide server shipments grew 18.4% year over year to nearly 3.2 million units in 2Q20.

In terms of server class, volume server revenue was up 22.1% to $18.7 billion, while midrange server revenue declined 0.4% to about $3.3 billion and high-end systems grew by 44.1% to $1.9 billion.

Global demand for enterprise servers was strong during the second quarter of 2020, said Paul Maguranis, senior research analyst, Infrastructure Platforms and Technologies at IDC. We certainly see areas of reduced spending, but this was offset by investments made by large cloud builders and enterprises targeting solutions that support shifting infrastructure needs caused by the global pandemic. Investments in Asia/Pacific were also particularly strong, growing 31% year over year.

Overall Server Market Standings, by Company

The worldwide server market ended 2Q20 with a statistical tie* between, and Dell Technologies for the number 1 position. HPE/New H3C Group finished the quarter with market share of 14.9% while Dell Technologies captured a 13.9% share of worldwide revenues. Inspur/Inspur Power Systems took third place with 10.5% share and impressive 77% year-over-year growth. Lenovo and IBM tied* for fourth with 6.1% and 6.0% share, respectively. The ODM Direct group of vendors accounted for 28.8% of total server revenue at $6.9 billion with year-over-year growth of 63.4% and delivered 34.4% of all units shipped during the quarter.

Top 5 Companies, Worldwide Server Vendor Revenue, Market Share, and Growth, Second Quarter of 2020 (Revenues are in US$ Millions)

Company

2Q20

Revenue

2Q20

Market

Share

2Q19

Revenue

2Q19

Market

Share

2Q20/2Q19

Revenue

Growth

T1. HPE/New H3C Groupa*

$3,582.4

14.9%

$3,646.4

18.2%

-1.8%

T1. Dell Technologies

$3,339.8

13.9%

$3,793.3

18.9%

-12.0%

3. Inspur/Inspur Power Systemsb

$2,532.9

10.5%

$1,431.0

7.1%

77.0%

T4. Lenovo*

$1,466.6

6.1%

$1,212.3

6.0%

21.0%

T4. IBM*

$1,449.7

6.0%

$1,188.6

5.9%

22.0%

ODM Direct

$6,917.6

28.8%

$4,232.7

21.1%

63.4%

Rest of Market

$4,748.1

19.8%

$4,563.5

22.7%

4.0%

Total

$24,037.1

100.0%

$20,067.8

100%

19.8%

Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, September 8, 2020

Notes:

* 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 is 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 is 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 the worldwide revenue share of the top 5 server companies for 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, Second Quarter of 2020

Company

2Q20 Unit

Shipments

2Q20

Market

Share

2Q19 Unit

Shipments

2Q19

Market

Share

2Q20/2Q19

Unit

Growth

T1. HPE/New H3C Groupa*

456,642

14.3%

443,632

16.5%

2.9%

T1. Dell Technologies*

432,556

13.6%

479,941

17.8%

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