Gartner Says Worldwide Chromebook Sales Will Reach 7.3 Million Units in 2015 [Gartner Newsroom]

A quiet revolution

"Worldwide Chromebook* sales to end users is on pace to reach 7.3 million units in 2015, a 27 percent increase from 2014, according to Gartner, Inc. Education is the primary market for Chromebooks and represented 72 percent of the global Chromebook market in 2014. 
"Since the first model launched in mid-2011, Google's Chromebook has seen success mainly in the education segment across all regions," said Isabelle Durand, principal analyst at Gartner. "In 2014, the education sector purchased 72 percent of Chromebooks in EMEA, 69 percent in Asia/Pacific, and 60 percent in the U.S. (see Table 1).” "

Gartner Says Worldwide Chromebook Sales Will Reach 7.3 Million Units in 2015