Gartner: More than 1 billion personal computers in use today!

Gartner: More than 1 billion personal computers in use today!

Research firm Gartner has said in a report that more than 1 billion computers are in use today.

The report said that the emerging markets are going to show more growth and would help double this number in the next couple of years.

Gartner predicts that the number would touch 2 billion by 2014.

It added that mature markets currently account for 58 percent of the first billion installed PCs.

By the time this number doubles, they are going to account for about 30 percent.

Gartner’s George Shiffler added: “Rapid penetration in emerging markets is being driven by the explosive expansion of broadband and wireless connectivity, the continuing fall in PC average selling prices, and the general realization that PCs are an indispensable tool for advancement.”