HDD and SSD Market From 2015 to 2021 – Statista

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This statistic below shows global shipment figures for HDDs from 1976 to 2016, with a forecast to 2020. In 2017, global unit shipments are expected to fall to 376 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.

WW unit shipments of HDD from 1976 to 2020
(in million)

This statistic below shows shipment numbers for HDDs and SSDs worldwide from 2015 to 2021. Estimates suggest that shipments of HDDs will decline, falling to 395 million units shipped in 2017. SSD shipments are expected to increase to 190 million shipped units that same year. HDD) are data storage devices used for storing and retrieving digital information. They are non-volatile memory, meaning that they retain data even when unpowered. The main competing technology for secondary storage is flash memory in the form of SSDs. Currently HDDs generally offer greater recording capacity, a better price per unit of storage, and a longer product lifetime, while SSDs are faster, generally more durable, and consume less power.

Shipments of HDDs/SSDs worldwide from 2015 to 2021
(in million)