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Global hard disk drive (HDD) shipments 1976-2020

Worldwide unit shipments of hard disk drives (HDD) from1976 to 2020 (in millions)

The data displays global shipment figures for hard disk drives (HDD) from 1976 to 2017, with a forecast through to 2020. In 2017, global unit shipments of hard disk drives fell to 404 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.

1976	0.18
1977	0.24
1978	0.31
1979	0.39
1980	0.51
1981	0.7
1982	0.95
1983	1.97
1984	3.65
1985	4.89
1986	7.41
1987	13.19
1988	17.77
1989	22.18
1990	27.88
1991	32.59
1992	43.91
1993	51.86
1994	70
1995	89.57
1996	105.02
1997	130.5
1998	144.97
1999	174.4
2000	200.1
2001	196
2002	207.4
2003	244.4
2004	305.2
2005	381.16
2006	435.88
2007	501.88
2008	540.28
2009	557.15
2010	651.32
2011	622.3
2012	578.47
2013	551.96
2014	563.94
2015	468.73
2016	424.07
2017	404
2018	357
2019	343
2020	333

Global hard disk drive (HDD) shipments 1976-2020

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