In the past quarter, HDD shipments were 14% less than the year before

More than 67 million hard disk drives were shipped in the last quarter. This is 6% more than in the third quarter of 2020, but 14% less in annual terms. Such data is contained in a report prepared by experts of the analytical company Trendfocus.

According to analysts, Seagate, the market leader, shipped 27.70-28.20 million HDDs during the reporting period. This is 7.3-9.2% more than in the previous quarter, but 13.9-15.4% less than a year ago. At the end of the quarter, Seagate holds 41.5% of the market.

The share of the second largest WDC is 37.1%. This manufacturer shipped 24.80-25.20 million HDDs for the quarter, which is 8.2-9.9% more than in the third quarter, but 14.1-15.4% less in annual terms.

The third place belongs to Toshiba. Its share is 21.4%. It is noteworthy that this manufacturer reduced supplies not only in annual but also in quarterly terms – by 11.0-12.2% and 0.4-1.8%, respectively.