2CQ23 HDD Capacity Shipped Plunges 20% Q/Q to 189EB on Falling Nearline Demand

Analysts from Trendfocus, Inc. published on August 1, 2023 a report, SDAS: HDD Information, 2CQ23 Quarterly Update.

2CQ23 HDD Capacity Shipped Plunges 20% Q/Q to 189EB on Falling Nearline Demand
Unit shipments slip 7% sequentially to just over 38 million as industry continues to weather downturn

Seagate‘s capacity shipments of 91.16EB declines 23% Q/Q as unit shipments dipped 2% over the same period to 14.30 million HDDs.

Toshiba‘s capacity shipments of 19.84EB slipped 5% Q/Q while unit fell 19%  over the same period to 5.19 million HDDs.

Westen Digital‘s nearline capacity shipments dropped a sharp 29% Q/Q to 53.42EB, resulting in a 19% sequential decline in overalll capacity shipped, failing to 78.39EB in 2CQ23.