Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Market Grew 0.6% Year Over Year to More Than 26 Million Units Shipped in the Fourth Quarter of 2016, According to IDC

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The worldwide hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market increased 0.6% year over year to 26.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016 (4Q16), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker. The growth was driven by a solid performance in the inkjet and laser markets, which grew 0.6% and 1.6% year over year, respectively. Shipment value also increased to more than $14 billion in the quarter.

Each of the top 3 vendors saw year-over-year shipment growth in 4Q16, with HP Inc. leading the chart at 4.3%, followed by Canon at 1.4% and Epson's 1.1%. showed a 4.7% increase YoY. Fourth-ranked Brother and fifth-ranked Samsung posted year-over-year declines, with Samsung declining 25.2%.

Notable highlights from this quarter include:

• Six of IDC's regional markets witnessed year-over-year increases in unit shipments; Asia Pacific (excluding Japan)(APeJ) posted 4.2% growth, the best year-over-year performance, with China continuing to be the key growth propeller. Inkjet growth in China was fueled by continuous upsurge for ink tank printers within the small and medium business (SMB) segment, while laser growth was powered by channel expansion by the key vendors.
• HP outperformed all other vendors in the top 5 with more than 10 million units, increasing 4.3% year over year. The vendor enjoyed year-over-year expansion in both the inkjet and laser segments, which was driven by channel expansion and continued demand for its top selling inkjet and laser models.
• Epson continued to ride on the popularity of the L series (Ink tank) in APeJ and introduced four new L series models to help with its dominance in the Ink tank segment. The L series now accounts for more than 80% of the total inkjet shipment for Epson and L360 continued to be the top model this quarter with close to 302,500 units shipped.

Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals, Vendor Shipments, Market Share, and Year-over-Year Growth, Q4 2016 (based on unit shipments)
Vendors	4Q16 Units Shipment	4Q16 Market Share	4Q15 Units Shipment	4Q15 Market Share	4Q16/4Q15 Growth
1. HP Inc	10,021,512	36.1%	9,612,081	34.8%	4.3%
2. Canon	6,401,797	23.1%	6,316,138	22.9%	1.4%
3. Epson	4,938,200	17.8%	4,886,441	17.7%	1.1%
4. Brother	2,010,964	7.2%	2,114,347	7.7%	-4.9%
5. Samsung	766,848	2.8%	1,025,082	3.7%	-25.2%
Others	3,619,617	13.0%	3,645,718	13.2%	-0.7%
Total	27,758,938	100%	27,599,807	100%	0.6%
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, March 2017

In addition to the table above, an interactive graphic showing the worldwide market share of the top 5 hardcopy peripherals vendors over the previous five quarters is available here. Instructions on how to embed this graphic into online news articles and social media can be found by viewing this press release on IDC.com.

Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals, Vendor Shipments, Market Share, and Year-over-Year Growth, 2016 (based on unit shipments)
Vendors	2016 Units Shipment	2016 Market Share	2015 Units Shipment	2015 Market Share	2016/2015 Growth
1. HP Inc	36,355,663	36.7%	39,669,998	38.4%	-8.4%
2. Canon	20,602,931	20.8%	20,913,885	20.3%	-1.5%
3. Epson	17,454,324	17.6%	16,569,838	16.0%	5.3%
4. Brother	7,261,285	7.3%	7,707,680	7.5%	-5.8%
5. Samsung	3,518,075	3.6%	4,416,933	4.3%	-20.4%
Others	13,834,649	14.0%	13,970,405	13.5%	-1.0%
Total	99,026,927	100.0%	103,248,739	100.0%	-4.1%
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, March 2017

Notes:

• IDC tracks A2-A4 devices in the Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker.
• Hardcopy Peripherals include single-function printers, multifunctional systems (MFPs), and single-function digital copiers (SF DC). Data for all vendors are reported for calendar periods.

For more information about IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, please contact Phuong Hang ([e-mail]).

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