* 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.
** Due to the existing joint venture between HPE and the New H3C Group, IDC will be reporting external market share on a global level for HPE and New H3C Group as "HPE/New H3C Group" starting from 2Q 2016 and going forward.
In addition to the table above, a graphic illustrating the worldwide market share (based on vendor revenues) for the top 5 server companies over 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, Fourth Quarter of 2017 (Units are in Thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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4Q17 Unit
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4Q17 Market
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4Q16 Unit
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4Q16 Market
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4Q17/4Q16
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1. Dell Inc. |
582.5 | 20.5% | 531.6 | 20.7% | 9.6% | |||||||||||||||
| 2. HPE/New H3C Group ** | 479.7 | 16.9% | 520.7 | 20.3% | -7.9% | |||||||||||||||
| 3. Lenovo * | 181.6 | 6.4% | 218.7 | 8.5% | -17.0% | |||||||||||||||
| 3. Huawei * | 166.4 | 5.9% | 179.1 | 7.0% | -7.1% | |||||||||||||||
| 3. Super Micro * | 158.5 | 5.6% | 123.8 | 4.8% | 28.1% | |||||||||||||||
| 3. Inspur * | 154.1 | 5.4% | 113.5 | 4.4% | 35.7% | |||||||||||||||
| ODM Direct | 653.0 | 23.0% | 401.1 | 15.6% | 62.8% | |||||||||||||||
| Others | 465.1 | 16.4% | 475.8 | 18.6% | -2.2% | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,840.8 | 100.0% | 2,564.2 | 100.0% | 10.8% | |||||||||||||||
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Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, February 28, 2018 |
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