This statistic shows global shipment figures for hard disk drives (HDD) from 1976 to 2018, with a forecast through to 2022. In 2018, global unit shipments of hard disk drives fell to 375.56 million units. High-capacity enterprise HDD shipments are expected to grow, although at a slower rate than previously forecast. Consumer drives and external hard disk drive shipments are both expected to decline.
Worldwide unit shipments of hard disk drives (HDD) from 1976 to 2022
(in millions)
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StorageNewsletter, & TrendFocus, & The Register. (February 19, 2019). Worldwide unit shipments of hard disk drives (HDD) from 1976 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/398951/global-shipment-figures-for-hard-disk-drives/
StorageNewsletter, und TrendFocus, und The Register. "Worldwide unit shipments of hard disk drives (HDD) from 1976 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. February 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/398951/global-shipment-figures-for-hard-disk-drives/
StorageNewsletter, TrendFocus, The Register. (2019). Worldwide unit shipments of hard disk drives (HDD) from 1976 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/398951/global-shipment-figures-for-hard-disk-drives/
StorageNewsletter, and TrendFocus, and The Register. "Worldwide Unit Shipments of Hard Disk Drives (Hdd) from 1976 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/398951/global-shipment-figures-for-hard-disk-drives/
StorageNewsletter & TrendFocus & The Register, Worldwide unit shipments of hard disk drives (HDD) from 1976 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/398951/global-shipment-figures-for-hard-disk-drives/ (last visited May 26, 2020)
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