(Yicai Global) Nov. 18 -- China's tablet computer shipments increased faster than during any single quarter since 2014 over the third quarter due to rising online education and entertainment demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Shipments rose 21.7 percent to 6.9 million units from a year ago, market intelligence firm IDC said in a report published today.

Corporate and public procurement jumped 29.5 percent to 1.62 million over the three months ended September as local governments booked tablets to carry out a population census that started this month.

Huawei Technologies maintained its top position with a 37.7 percent market share at 2.6 million shipped units, just slightly more than its biggest rival. Apple was No. 2 with 2.59 million units. Lenovo came in No. 3 with 320,000 units, and Microsoft was No. 4 with 170,000 units.

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