Table 1
Worldwide: Server Vendor Revenue Estimates, 4Q18 (U.S. Dollars)
Company | 4Q18 Revenue | 4Q18 Market Share (%) | 4Q17 Revenue | 4Q17 Market Share (%) | 4Q18-4Q17 Growth (%) |
Dell EMC | 4,426,376,116 | 20.2 | 3,606,976,178 | 19.4 | 22.7 |
HPE | 3,876,819,483 | 17.7 | 3,578,005,770 | 19.3 | 8.4 |
Huawei | 1,815,071,726 | 8.3 | 1,244,382,075 | 6.7 | 45.9 |
Inspur Electronics | 1,801,622,141 | 8.2 | 1,260,671,411 | 6.8 | 42.9 |
IBM | 1,783,691,221 | 8.2 | 2,623,501,533 | 14.1 | -32.0 |
Others | 8,158,910,239 | 37.3 | 6,243,556,262 | 33.6 | 30.7 |
Total | 21,862,491,037 | 100.0 | 18,556,994,228 | 100.0 | 17.8 |
Source: Gartner (March 2019)
In server shipments, Dell EMC maintained the No. 1 position in the fourth quarter of 2018 with 16.7 percent market share (see Table 2). HPE secured the second spot with 12.2 percent of the market. Both Dell EMC and HPE experienced declines in server shipments, while Inspur Electronics experienced the strongest growth with a 24.6 percent increase in shipments in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Table 2Worldwide: Server Vendor Shipments Estimates, 4Q18 (Units)
Company | 4Q18 Shipments | 4Q18 Market Share (%) | 4Q17 Shipments | 4Q17 Market Share (%) | 4Q18-4Q17 Growth (%) |
Dell EMC | 580,580 | 16.7 | 582,720 | 18.3 | -0.4 |
HPE | 424,347 | 12.2 | 443,854 | 13.9 | -4.4 |
Inspur Electronics | 293,702 | 8.5 | 235,658 | 7.4 | 24.6 |
Huawei | 260,193 | 7.5 | 257,916 | 8.1 | 0.9 |
Lenovo | 191,032 | 5.5 | 181,523 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
Others | 1,723,032 | 49.6 | 1,499,593 | 46.8 | 14.9 |
Total | 3,472,886 | 100.0 | 3,201,264 | 100.0 | 8.5 |
Source: Gartner (March 2019)
The x86 server market increased in revenue by 27.1 percent, and shipments were up 8.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018.
In terms of regional results, in 2018, Asia/Pacific and North America posted strong growth in revenue with 38.3 percent and 34 percent, respectively. In terms of shipments, Asia/Pacific grew 17.6 percent and North America grew 15.9 percent year over year.
EMEA grew 3.1 percent in shipments and 20.4 percent in revenue. Latin America grew 20.9 percent in revenue, but declined 4.4 percent in shipments. Japan grew 3.3 percent in revenue, 2.1 percent in shipments, says Gartner.