Computer Industry Almanac Says Over 364 Million PCs-in-Use Worldwide Year-End 1998
March 23, 1999 - According to the Computer Industry Almanac Inc., there were over 364 million PCs-in-use worldwide at year-end 1998--up from 222 million in 1995 and 98 million in 1990. The U.S. had 129 million PCs-in-use or about 35.4% of the total at year-end 1998. The top 15 countries shown in the following table account for nearly 79% of the worldwide PCs-in-use at that time. These numbers include all PCs in businesses and homes.
Top 15 Countries in PCs-in-Use Worldwide at Year-End 1998
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| 1 | U.S. |
129.0
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| 2 | Japan |
32.80
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| 3 | Germany |
21.10
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| 4 | UK |
18.25
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| 5 | France |
15.35
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| 6 | Canada |
11.75
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| 7 | Italy |
10.55
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| 8 | China |
8.26
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| 9 | Australia |
7.68
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| 10 | South Korea |
6.65
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| 11 | Spain |
5.71
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| 12 | Russia |
5.63
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| 13 | Brazil |
5.20
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| 14 | Netherlands |
5.13
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| 15 | Mexico |
4.60
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| Total | Top 15 Countries |
287.8
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| Total | Europe |
112.1
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| Total | Worldwide |
364.4
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These are results from a report by Computer Industry Almanac Inc. that estimates the number of PCs-in-use and computers-in-use in 50 countries from 1990 to 1998 with projections for 2000 and 2005.
Computer Industry Almanac projects that there will be over 500 million PCs-in-use worldwide at year-end 2000. The installed base of PC-like devices will grow to over 990 million by year-end 2005. The U.S. will grow to 222 million PC-like devices in 2005 or 22% of the world's total.
Computer Industry Almanac Inc. publishes the Internet Industry Almanac and Computer Industry Almanac, which have statistics, projections, salaries, trends, companies, employment, products, publications and more of the Internet and computer industries. For more information see Market Research Reports.
