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