According to the
Worldwide server shipments grew 14.0% year over year to just over 3.4 million units in 4Q19.
In terms of server class, volume server revenue was up 12.1% to
'While the server market recaptured growth during the fourth quarter, it was a bit of a mixed bag as robust hyperscaler demand benefited the ODM Direct vendor group, which combined with strong non-x86 server purchases to drive the broader market,' said
Overall Server Market Standings, by Company
The number one position in the worldwide server market in 4Q19 was shared* by the combined
Top 5 Companies, Worldwide Server Vendor Revenue, Market Share, and Growth, Fourth Quarter of 2019 (Revenues are in US$ Millions)
Company
4Q19 Revenue
4Q19 Market Share
4Q18 Revenue
4Q18 Market Share
4Q19/4Q18 Revenue Growth
T1. HPE/New H3C Groupa*
16.3%
18.2%
3.4%
T1.
15.7%
18.8%
9.9%
3.
9.1%
8.3%
17.6%
4.
6.8%
6.6%
12.1%
T5. Lenovo*
5.6%
6.2%
2.6%
T5.
5.1%
5.4%
1.8%
ODM Direct
25.5%
19.9%
37.9%
Rest of Market
15.9%
16.8%
1.5%
Total
100%
100%
7.5%
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker,
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
b Due to the existing joint venture between
Top 5 Companies, Worldwide Server Unit Shipments, Market Share, and Growth, Fourth Quarter of 2019
Company
4Q19 Unit Shipments
4Q19 Market Share
4Q18 Unit Shipments
4Q18 Market Share
4Q19/4Q18 Unit Growth
1.
549,488
16.1%
580,579
19.4%
5.4%
2. HPE/New H3C Groupa
507,228
14.9%
484,668
16.2%
4.7%
3.
270,567
8.0%
247,600
8.3%
9.3%
T4. Lenovo*
233,896
6.9%
190,721
6.4%
22.6%
T4.
216,734
6.4%
211,618
7.1%
2.4%
ODM Direct
1,054,743
31.0%
689,394
23.1%
53.0%
Rest of Market
570,667
16.8%
582,070
19.5%
2.0%
Total
3,403,323
100%
2,986,651
100%
14.0%
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker,
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
b Due to the existing joint venture between
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Top Server Market Findings
On a geographic basis,
Revenue generated from x86 servers increased 6.3% in 4Q19 to
IDC's Server Taxonomy
IDC's Server Taxonomy maps the eleven price bands within the server market into three price ranges: volume servers, midrange servers and high-end servers. The revenue data presented in this release is stated as vendor revenue for a server system. IDC presents data in vendor revenue to determine market share position. Vendor revenue represents those dollars recognized by multi-user system and server vendors for ISS (initial server shipment) and upgrade units sold through direct and indirect channels and includes the following embedded server components: Frame or cabinet and all cables, processors, memory, communications boards, operating system software, other bundled software and initial internal and external disk shipments.
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