October 5th, 2009 Add Your Comments

The number of Mac owning households continues to grow rapidly throughout the world, but according to a study, nearly 85% of Mac owning households, also own at least one (1) PC.

An NDP’s 2009 Household Penetration study states that about 12% of US computer households have at least one Mac, beating last years 9%. It also that close to 85% of those Mac users own a PC.

“Multiple computer ownership is a common thread in Apple computer households, with 66 percent of households owning three or more computers, compared to just 29 percent of Windows PC households. Apple owning households are decidedly more mobile as well, with 72 percent of them owning a notebook, whereas only 50 percent of households that have a Windows PC own a notebook.” – NDP

Another thing this study notes, is that Apple users tend to be more “tech friendly.” On average, Apple households seem to own more consumer electronics, compared to Windows users. In fact, it’s almost twice as much as a PC user owns.

Source: NDP 2009 Household Penetration Study

Looking at this study, I’d say that in the next couple years, about 50% of people in the US will own a Mac.