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South Korea's personal computer (PC) shipments totaled 5.26 million units in 2020, up 15.7 percent from a year ago, due to the rise of online education and remote working amid the pandemic.
According to market researcher IDC Korea, this was the first time since 2013 that South Korea's PC shipments exceeded 5 million units.
The country's annual market growth also topped the global average of 12.9 percent, IDC Korea added.
Of the total shipments, desktop accounted for 2.31 million units in 2020, up 5.3 percent from a year ago, while laptops soared 25.4 percent on-year to 2.95 million units.
Shipments of desktop computers for home use surged 85.7 percent on-year to 893,000 units due to the remote learning offered by schools amid the pandemic. Laptop shipments for used for online learning also more than doubled to 206,000 units in 2020.
