* 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 of 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, First Quarter of 2018 (Units are in Thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Company | 1Q18 Unit Shipments | 1Q18 Market Share | 1Q17 Unit Shipments | 1Q17 Market Share | 1Q18/1Q17 Unit Growth | |||||||||||||
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1. Dell Inc. |
555.8 | 20.6% | 467.5 | 20.9% | 18.9% | |||||||||||||
| 2. HPE/New H3C Group ** | 430.9 | 16.0% | 460.4 | 20.6% | -6.4% | |||||||||||||
| 3. Inspur* | 175.0 | 6.5% | 98.6 | 4.4% | 77.5% | |||||||||||||
| 3. Lenovo* | 160.7 | 6.0% | 146.2 | 6.5% | 9.9% | |||||||||||||
| 3. Super Micro * | 156.2 | 5.8% | 117.5 | 5.3% | 32.9% | |||||||||||||
| ODM Direct | 691.1 | 25.6% | 443.6 | 19.9% | 55.8% | |||||||||||||
| Others | 526.8 | 19.5% | 500.5 | 22.4% | 5.3% | |||||||||||||
| Total | 2,696.5 | 100.0% | 2,234.4 | 100.0% | 20.7% | |||||||||||||
| Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, May 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
