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Global hard disk drive (HDD) shipments 1976-2022
Global hard disk drive (HDD) shipments 1976-2022
Worldwide unit shipments of hard disk drives (HDD) from1976 to 2022 (in millions)
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) from1976 to 2022 (in millions)
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| Unit shipments in millions | |
|---|---|
| 2022* | 269.04 |
| 2021* | 283.82 |
| 2020* | 305.67 |
| 2019* | 320.04 |
| 2018 | 375.56 |
| 2017 | 403.7 |
| 2016 | 424.07 |
| 2015 | 468.73 |
| 2014 | 563.94 |
| 2013 | 551.96 |
| 2012 | 578.47 |
| 2011 | 622.3 |
| 2010 | 651.32 |
| 2009 | 557.15 |
| 2008 | 540.28 |
| 2007 | 501.88 |
| 2006 | 435.88 |
| 2005 | 381.16 |
| 2004 | 305.2 |
| 2003 | 244.4 |
| 2002 | 207.4 |
| 2001 | 196 |
| 2000 | 200.1 |
| 1999 | 174.4 |
| 1998 | 144.97 |
| 1997 | 130.5 |
| 1996 | 105.02 |
| 1995 | 89.57 |
| 1994 | 70 |
| 1993 | 51.86 |
| 1992 | 43.91 |
| 1991 | 32.59 |
| 1990 | 27.88 |
| 1989 | 22.18 |
| 1988 | 17.77 |
| 1987 | 13.19 |
| 1986 | 7.41 |
| 1985 | 4.89 |
| 1984 | 3.65 |
| 1983 | 1.97 |
| 1982 | 0.95 |
| 1981 | 0.7 |
| 1980 | 0.51 |
| 1979 | 0.39 |
| 1978 | 0.31 |
| 1977 | 0.24 |
| 1976 | 0.18 |
| Unit shipments in millions | |
|---|---|
| 2022* | 269.04 |
| 2021* | 283.82 |
| 2020* | 305.67 |
| 2019* | 320.04 |
| 2018 | 375.56 |
| 2017 | 403.7 |
| 2016 | 424.07 |
| 2015 | 468.73 |
| 2014 | 563.94 |
| 2013 | 551.96 |
| 2012 | 578.47 |
| 2011 | 622.3 |
| 2010 | 651.32 |
| 2009 | 557.15 |
| 2008 | 540.28 |
| 2007 | 501.88 |
| 2006 | 435.88 |
| 2005 | 381.16 |
| 2004 | 305.2 |
| 2003 | 244.4 |
| 2002 | 207.4 |
| 2001 | 196 |
| 2000 | 200.1 |
| 1999 | 174.4 |
| 1998 | 144.97 |
| 1997 | 130.5 |
| 1996 | 105.02 |
| 1995 | 89.57 |
| 1994 | 70 |
| 1993 | 51.86 |
| 1992 | 43.91 |
| 1991 | 32.59 |
| 1990 | 27.88 |
| 1989 | 22.18 |
| 1988 | 17.77 |
| 1987 | 13.19 |
| 1986 | 7.41 |
| 1985 | 4.89 |
| 1984 | 3.65 |
| 1983 | 1.97 |
| 1982 | 0.95 |
| 1981 | 0.7 |
| 1980 | 0.51 |
| 1979 | 0.39 |
| 1978 | 0.31 |
| 1977 | 0.24 |
| 1976 | 0.18 |
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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.
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