Tablet market in India grows by 25%, 5G shipments surge

Delhi Delhi: India’s tablet market is set to register a 25 per cent year-on-year growth in 2024, a report said on Thursday. The growth was mainly led by a surge in 5G tablet shipments, which witnessed a 424 per cent growth over the previous year. According to CyberMedia Research (CMR), Apple will lead the overall tablet market in India in 2024 by grabbing 29 per cent market share, followed by Samsung at 28 per cent and Lenovo at 16 per cent. According to CyberMedia Research (CMR), Apple will lead the overall tablet market in India in 2024 by grabbing 29 per cent market share, followed by Samsung at 28 per cent and Lenovo at 16 per cent. Apple achieved a major milestone by shipping over one million iPads in India for the first time in a year. However, Samsung emerged as the market leader with a 29 percent share in the fourth quarter of 2024, followed by Lenovo at 23 percent and Apple at 21 percent. According to Menaka Kumari, Senior Analyst-Industry Intelligence Group (IIG), CMR, “India’s tablet market is undergoing a significant shift towards premiumisation, with the premium segment (priced above Rs 20,000) registering robust growth.”