Gartner : Says Worldwide Server Revenue Grew 5.1% in the Fourth Quarter of 2019, While Shipments Increased 11.7%
March 20, 2020 at 09:02 am EDT
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Revenue Declined 2.5% and Shipments Fell 3.1% in Full-Year 2019.
The worldwide server market continued to grow in the fourth quarter of 2019 as revenue increased 5.1% and shipments grew 11.7% year over year, according to Gartner, Inc. In all of 2019, worldwide server shipments declined 3.1% and server revenue declined 2.5% compared with full-year 2018.
'The market returned to growth with a very strong fourth quarter result, largely driven by a return of demand from hyperscalers,' said Adrian O'Connell, senior research director at Gartner. 'However, the outlook for the worldwide server market in 2020 is subject to great uncertainty. The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is expected to temper forecast growth. Although demand from the hyperscale segment is expected to continue through the first half of the year, other buying organizations' reactions will vary.'
Dell EMC secured the top spot in the worldwide server market based on revenue in the fourth quarter of 2019 (see Table 1). Despite a decline of 9.9% year over year, Dell EMC secured 17.3% market share, followed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) with 15.4% of the market. IBM experienced the strongest growth in the quarter, growing 28.6%.
Table 1
Worldwide: Server Vendor Revenue Estimates, 4Q19 (U.S. Dollars)
Company
4Q19
Revenue
4Q19 Market Share (%)
4Q18
Revenue
4Q18 Market Share (%)
4Q19-4Q18 Growth (%)
Dell EMC
3,986,574,446
17.3
4,426,376,226
20.2
9.9
HPE
3,551,891,310
15.4
3,887,881,501
17.8
8.6
IBM
2,294,258,503
10.0
1,783,691,221
8.1
28.6
Inspur Electronics
1,831,676,801
8.0
1,801,622,141
8.2
1.7
Huawei
1,488,740,004
6.5
1,815,071,726
8.3
18.0
Others
9,860,302,857
42.8
8,186,405,788
37.4
20.4
Total
23,013,443,922
100.0
21,901,048,604
100.0
5.1
Source: Gartner (March 2020)
In server shipments, Dell EMC maintained the No. 1 position in the fourth quarter of 2019 with 14.2% market share (see Table 2). HPE secured the second spot with 10.8% of the market. Both Dell EMC and HPE experienced declines in server shipments, while Lenovo experienced the strongest growth with a 22.4% increase in shipments in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Table 2
Worldwide: Server Vendor Shipment Estimates, 4Q19 (Units)
Company
4Q19
Shipments
4Q19 Market Share (%)
4Q18
Shipments
4Q18 Market Share (%)
4Q19-4Q18 Growth (%)
Dell EMC
549,552
14.2
580,580
16.7
5.3
HPE
417,699
10.8
424,422
12.2
1.6
Inspur Electronics
296,934
7.7
293,702
8.5
1.1
Huawei
267,157
6.9
260,193
7.5
2.7
Lenovo
233,893
6.0
191,032
5.5
22.4
Others
2,113,167
54.5
1,723,032
49.6
22.6
Total
3,878,402
100.0
3,472,961
100.0
11.7
Source: Gartner (March 2020)
Full-Year 2019 Server Market Results
In 2019, both worldwide server shipments and revenue declined, with shipments falling 3.1% and revenue down 2.5%
As for vendor performance, Dell EMC took the top spot in both revenue and shipments with 20.5% market share and 16.3% market share, respectively. HPE secured the No. 2 position with market share of 17.3% in revenue and 12.3% in shipments. Inspur Electronics is the only vendor in the top five that grew in both revenue and shipments in 2019.
Additional information is available to clients who have access to Gartner's Servers Quarterly Statistics. This database provides worldwide market size and share data by vendor revenue and unit shipments. Segments include region, vendor, vendor brand, subbrand, CPU type, CPU group, max CPU, platform, price band, operating system and distribution channel.
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