Quarterly SSD shipments fell by 8%, but their total capacity increased by 10%

TrendFocus, according to StorageNewsletter, has summed up the results of a study of the global SSD market in the third quarter of 2024. Deliveries in physical terms were recorded at 62.443 million units: this is 8% less than the previous quarter.

At the same time, in terms of capacity, growth was noted: the total capacity of SSDs shipped over three months increased quarterly by about 10%, reaching 99,187 EB. Thus, the average volume of supplied drives has increased significantly.

The ranking of the leading players in the global SSD market is headed by Samsung with a share of 24.2% based on the results of the third quarter of 2024. Western Digital is in second place, showing a result of 16.5%. Micron closes the top three with 12.9%. If we look at the industry in terms of total storage capacity shipped, Samsung also holds first place with 34.0%. Next come Solidigm with 14.4% and Micron with 14.2%.

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Sales of enterprise-class SSDs with PCle interface jumped 29% quarter-on-quarter to 10.954 million units. Their total capacity increased by 25%, reaching 55,654 EB. Both figures are record highs. At the same time, shipments of corporate SATA products decreased by 23% in units and by 45% in capacity terms – to 2.642 million and 2.546 EB, respectively. Shipments of solid-state SAS drives decreased by 11%, to 0.705 million, but their total capacity increased by 0.9%, amounting to 3,270 EB.

In the client segment, due to continued weak demand from OEMs and inventory availability, SSD shipments decreased quarter-on-quarter by 12%, ending up at 48.142 million units. Total capacity fell 1% to 37,716 EB.