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Global External Hard Disk Drive Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032

Report ID 173577390123 January 2026104 pages

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Market perspective

The global External Hard Disk Drive market was valued at US$ million in 2026 and is projected to reach US$ million by 2032, implying a CAGR of xx% over 2026-2032.

The North America market for External Hard Disk Drive is projected to increase from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, corresponding to a CAGR of % over 2026-2032.

The Europe market for External Hard Disk Drive is projected to increase from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, registering a CAGR of % over 2026-2032.

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The Asia Pacific market for External Hard Disk Drive is projected to increase from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, at a CAGR of % over 2026-2032.

Leading global manufacturers of External Hard Disk Drive include LaCie, Toshiba, Transcend Information, Buffalo Americas, Western Digital, Seagate, ADATA Technology, Verbatim(CMC Magnetics) and Lenovo, among others. In 2025, the top three vendors together accounted for approximately % of global revenue.

Report Scope

This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global External Hard Disk Drive market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.

The External Hard Disk Drive market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (k units) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global External Hard Disk Drive market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant to External Hard Disk Drive.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global External Hard Disk Drive market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.

External Hard Disk Drive Market by Company

LaCie

Toshiba

Transcend Information

Buffalo Americas

Western Digital

Seagate

ADATA Technology

Verbatim(CMC Magnetics)

Lenovo

Eaget

Silicon Power

Apricorn

Dell

External Hard Disk Drive Segment by Type

Below 5TB

5TB to 10TB

Above 10TB

External Hard Disk Drive Segment by Application

Laptop

Desktop PC

Others

External Hard Disk Drive Segment by Region

North America

United States

Canada

Mexico

Europe

Germany

France

U.K.

Italy

Russia

Spain

Netherlands

Switzerland

Sweden

Poland

Asia-Pacific

China

Japan

South Korea

India

Australia

Taiwan

Southeast Asia

South America

Brazil

Argentina

Chile

Colombia

Middle East & Africa

Egypt

South Africa

Israel

Türkiye

GCC Countries

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global External Hard Disk Drive market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.

2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of External Hard Disk Drive and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.

3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.

4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.

5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.

6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of External Hard Disk Drive.

7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.

Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.

Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of External Hard Disk Drive manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.

Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of External Hard Disk Drive in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.

Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.

Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.

Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.

Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.

Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.

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List of Tables Table 1. Major Company of Below 5TB Table 2. Major Company of 5TB to 10TB Table 3. Major Company of Above 10TB Table 4. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million) Table 5. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 6. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Type (2021-2026) Table 7. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 8. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Type (2021-2026) Table 9. Global External Hard Disk Drive Price by Type (2021-2026) & (USD/unit) Table 10. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Type (2027-2032) & (k units) Table 11. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Type (2027-2032) Table 12. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Type (2027-2032) & (US$ Million) Table 13. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Type (2027-2032) Table 14. Global External Hard Disk Drive Price by Type (2027-2032) & (USD/unit) Table 15. North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 16. North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 17. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 18. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 19. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 20. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 21. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 22. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 23. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 24. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 25. External Hard Disk Drive Industry Trends Table 26. External Hard Disk Drive Industry Drivers Table 27. External Hard Disk Drive Industry Opportunities and Challenges Table 28. External Hard Disk Drive Industry Restraints Table 29. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales Revenue by Company (US$ Million) & (2021-2026) Table 30. Global External Hard Disk Drive Revenue Market Share by Company (2021-2026) Table 31. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Company (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 32. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales Share by Company (2021-2026) Table 33. Global External Hard Disk Drive Market Price by Company (2021-2026) & (USD/unit) Table 34. Global External Hard Disk Drive Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026 Table 35. Global External Hard Disk Drive Major Company Production Sites and Headquarters Table 36. Global External Hard Disk Drive Company, Product Type & Application Table 37. Global External Hard Disk Drive Company Establishment Date Table 38. Global Company Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI) Table 39. Global External Hard Disk Drive by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (Based on the Revenue of 2025) Table 40. Global External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Comparison by Region (US$ Million): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 41. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Region (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 42. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Region (2021-2026) Table 43. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Region (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 44. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Region (2021-2026) Table 45. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales (k units), Value (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 46. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Region (2027-2032) & (k units) Table 47. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Region (2027-2032) Table 48. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Region (2027-2032) & (US$ Million) Table 49. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Region (2027-2032) Table 50. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales (k units), Value (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2027-2032) Table 51. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million) Table 52. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 53. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Application (2021-2026) Table 54. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 55. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Application (2021-2026) Table 56. Global External Hard Disk Drive Price by Application (2021-2026) & (USD/unit) Table 57. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Application (2027-2032) & (k units) Table 58. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Application (2027-2032) Table 59. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Application (2027-2032) & (US$ Million) Table 60. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Application (2027-2032) Table 61. Global External Hard Disk Drive Price by Application (2027-2032) & (USD/unit) Table 62. North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 63. North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 64. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 65. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 66. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 67. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 68. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 69. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 70. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 71. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 72. LaCie Company Information Table 73. LaCie Business Overview Table 74. LaCie External Hard Disk Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 75. LaCie External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio Table 76. LaCie Recent Development Table 77. Toshiba Company Information Table 78. Toshiba Business Overview Table 79. Toshiba External Hard Disk Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 80. Toshiba External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio Table 81. Toshiba Recent Development Table 82. Transcend Information Company Information Table 83. Transcend Information Business Overview Table 84. Transcend Information External Hard Disk Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 85. Transcend Information External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio Table 86. Transcend Information Recent Development Table 87. Buffalo Americas Company Information Table 88. Buffalo Americas Business Overview Table 89. Buffalo Americas External Hard Disk Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 90. Buffalo Americas External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio Table 91. Buffalo Americas Recent Development Table 92. Western Digital Company Information Table 93. Western Digital Business Overview Table 94. Western Digital External Hard Disk Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 95. Western Digital External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio Table 96. Western Digital Recent Development Table 97. Seagate Company Information Table 98. Seagate Business Overview Table 99. Seagate External Hard Disk Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 100. Seagate External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio Table 101. Seagate Recent Development Table 102. ADATA Technology Company Information Table 103. ADATA Technology Business Overview Table 104. ADATA Technology External Hard Disk Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 105. ADATA Technology External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio Table 106. ADATA Technology Recent Development Table 107. Verbatim(CMC Magnetics) Company Information Table 108. Verbatim(CMC Magnetics) Business Overview Table 109. Verbatim(CMC Magnetics) External Hard Disk Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 110. Verbatim(CMC Magnetics) External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio Table 111. Verbatim(CMC Magnetics) Recent Development Table 112. Lenovo Company Information Table 113. Lenovo Business Overview Table 114. Lenovo External Hard Disk Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 115. Lenovo External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio Table 116. Lenovo Recent Development Table 117. Eaget Company Information Table 118. Eaget Business Overview Table 119. Eaget External Hard Disk Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 120. Eaget External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio Table 121. Eaget Recent Development Table 122. Silicon Power Company Information Table 123. Silicon Power Business Overview Table 124. Silicon Power External Hard Disk Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 125. Silicon Power External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio Table 126. Silicon Power Recent Development Table 127. Apricorn Company Information Table 128. Apricorn Business Overview Table 129. Apricorn External Hard Disk Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 130. Apricorn External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio Table 131. Apricorn Recent Development Table 132. Dell Company Information Table 133. Dell Business Overview Table 134. Dell External Hard Disk Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 135. Dell External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio Table 136. Dell Recent Development Table 137. North America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (k units): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 138. North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 139. North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 140. North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (k units) Table 141. North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 142. North America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (US$ Million): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 143. North America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 144. North America External Hard Disk Drive Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 145. North America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (US$ Million) Table 146. North America External Hard Disk Drive Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 147. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (k units): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 148. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 149. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 150. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (k units) Table 151. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 152. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (US$ Million): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 153. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 154. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 155. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (US$ Million) Table 156. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 157. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (k units): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 158. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 159. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 160. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (k units) Table 161. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 162. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (US$ Million): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 163. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 164. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 165. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (US$ Million) Table 166. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 167. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (k units): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 168. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 169. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 170. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (k units) Table 171. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 172. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (US$ Million): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 173. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 174. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 175. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (US$ Million) Table 176. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 177. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (k units): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 178. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 179. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 180. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (k units) Table 181. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 182. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (US$ Million): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 183. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 184. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 185. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (US$ Million) Table 186. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 187. Key Raw Materials Table 188. Raw Materials Key Suppliers Table 189. External Hard Disk Drive Distributors List Table 190. External Hard Disk Drive Customers List Table 191. Research Programs/Design for This Report Table 192. Authors List of This Report Table 193. Secondary Sources Table 194. Primary Sources List of Figures Figure 1. External Hard Disk Drive Image Figure 2. Global External Hard Disk Drive Market Size (US$ Million), 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 3. Global External Hard Disk Drive Market Size (2021-2032) & (US$ Million) Figure 4. Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales (2021-2032) & (k units) Figure 5. Below 5TB Image Figure 6. Global Below 5TB Sales YoY Growth (2021-2032) & (k units) Figure 7. 5TB to 10TB Image Figure 8. Global 5TB to 10TB Sales YoY Growth (2021-2032) & (k units) Figure 9. Above 10TB Image Figure 10. Global Above 10TB Sales YoY Growth (2021-2032) & (k units) Figure 11. Global External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million) Figure 12. Global External Hard Disk Drive Market Share by Type 2025 VS 2032 Figure 13. North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Type in 2025 Figure 14. North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Type in 2025 Figure 15. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Type in 2025 Figure 16. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Type in 2025 Figure 17. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Type in 2025 Figure 18. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Type in 2025 Figure 19. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Type in 2025 Figure 20. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Type in 2025 Figure 21. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Type in 2025 Figure 22. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Type in 2025 Figure 23. Global Top 5 and 10 External Hard Disk Drive Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025 Figure 24. Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3): 2021 VS 2025 Figure 25. Laptop Image Figure 26. Global Laptop Sales YoY Growth (2021-2032) & (k units) Figure 27. Desktop PC Image Figure 28. Global Desktop PC Sales YoY Growth (2021-2032) & (k units) Figure 29. Others Image Figure 30. Global Others Sales YoY Growth (2021-2032) & (k units) Figure 31. Global External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million) Figure 32. Global External Hard Disk Drive Market Share by Application 2025 VS 2032 Figure 33. North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Application in 2025 Figure 34. North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Application in 2025 Figure 35. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Application in 2025 Figure 36. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Application in 2025 Figure 37. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Application in 2025 Figure 38. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Application in 2025 Figure 39. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Application in 2025 Figure 40. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Application in 2025 Figure 41. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Application in 2025 Figure 42. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Application in 2025 Figure 43. North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (k units) Figure 44. North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 45. North America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (US$ Million) Figure 46. North America External Hard Disk Drive Market Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 47. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (k units) Figure 48. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 49. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (US$ Million) Figure 50. Europe External Hard Disk Drive Market Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 51. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (k units) Figure 52. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 53. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (US$ Million) Figure 54. Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Market Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 55. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (k units) Figure 56. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 57. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (US$ Million) Figure 58. Latin America External Hard Disk Drive Market Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 59. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (k units) Figure 60. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 61. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (US$ Million) Figure 62. Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Market Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 63. External Hard Disk Drive Value Chain Figure 64. Key Raw Materials Price Figure 65. Manufacturing Cost Structure Figure 66. External Hard Disk Drive Production Mode & Process Figure 67. Direct Comparison with Distribution Share Figure 68. Distributors Profiles Figure 69. Years Considered Figure 70. Research Process Figure 71. Key Executives Interviewed

Scope & coverage.

Types
  • Below 5TB
  • 5TB to 10TB
  • Above 10TB
Applications
  • Laptop
  • Desktop PC
  • Others
Companies covered
  • LaCie
  • Toshiba
  • Transcend Information
  • Buffalo Americas
  • Western Digital
  • Seagate
  • ADATA Technology
  • Verbatim(CMC Magnetics)
  • Lenovo
  • Eaget
  • Silicon Power
  • Apricorn
  • Dell

Inside the report.

1 Market Overview
  1. 1.1 Product Definition
  2. 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
  3. 1.2.1 Global External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
  4. 1.2.2 Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
  5. 1.3 External Hard Disk Drive Market by Type
  6. 1.3.1 Below 5TB
  7. 1.3.2 5TB to 10TB
  8. 1.3.3 Above 10TB
  9. 1.4 Global External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Type
  10. 1.4.1 Global External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
  11. 1.4.2 Global External Hard Disk Drive Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
  12. 1.4.3 Global External Hard Disk Drive Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
  13. 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
  14. 1.5.1 North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
  15. 1.5.2 Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
  16. 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
  17. 1.5.4 South America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
  18. 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
  1. 2.1 External Hard Disk Drive Industry Trends
  2. 2.2 External Hard Disk Drive Industry Drivers
  3. 2.3 External Hard Disk Drive Industry Opportunities and Challenges
  4. 2.4 External Hard Disk Drive Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
  1. 3.1 Global Top Players by External Hard Disk Drive Revenue (2021-2026)
  2. 3.2 Global Top Players by External Hard Disk Drive Sales (2021-2026)
  3. 3.3 Global Top Players by External Hard Disk Drive Price (2021-2026)
  4. 3.4 Global External Hard Disk Drive Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
  5. 3.5 Global External Hard Disk Drive Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
  6. 3.6 Global External Hard Disk Drive Company, Product Type & Application
  7. 3.7 Global External Hard Disk Drive Company Establishment Date
  8. 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
  9. 3.8.1 Global External Hard Disk Drive Market CR5 and HHI
  10. 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 External Hard Disk Drive Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
  11. 3.8.3 2025 External Hard Disk Drive Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 External Hard Disk Drive Regional Status and Outlook
  1. 4.1 Global External Hard Disk Drive Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  2. 4.2 Global External Hard Disk Drive Historic Market Size by Region
  3. 4.2.1 Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
  4. 4.2.2 Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
  5. 4.2.3 Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  6. 4.3 Global External Hard Disk Drive Forecasted Market Size by Region
  7. 4.3.1 Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
  8. 4.3.2 Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
  9. 4.3.3 Global External Hard Disk Drive Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 External Hard Disk Drive by Application
  1. 5.1 External Hard Disk Drive Market by Application
  2. 5.1.1 Laptop
  3. 5.1.2 Desktop PC
  4. 5.1.3 Others
  5. 5.2 Global External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Application
  6. 5.2.1 Global External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
  7. 5.2.2 Global External Hard Disk Drive Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
  8. 5.2.3 Global External Hard Disk Drive Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
  9. 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
  10. 5.3.1 North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
  11. 5.3.2 Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
  12. 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
  13. 5.3.4 South America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
  14. 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
  1. 6.1 LaCie
  2. 6.1.1 LaCie Company Information
  3. 6.1.2 LaCie Business Overview
  4. 6.1.3 LaCie External Hard Disk Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  5. 6.1.4 LaCie External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio
  6. 6.1.5 LaCie Recent Developments
  7. 6.2 Toshiba
  8. 6.2.1 Toshiba Company Information
  9. 6.2.2 Toshiba Business Overview
  10. 6.2.3 Toshiba External Hard Disk Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  11. 6.2.4 Toshiba External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio
  12. 6.2.5 Toshiba Recent Developments
  13. 6.3 Transcend Information
  14. 6.3.1 Transcend Information Company Information
  15. 6.3.2 Transcend Information Business Overview
  16. 6.3.3 Transcend Information External Hard Disk Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  17. 6.3.4 Transcend Information External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio
  18. 6.3.5 Transcend Information Recent Developments
  19. 6.4 Buffalo Americas
  20. 6.4.1 Buffalo Americas Company Information
  21. 6.4.2 Buffalo Americas Business Overview
  22. 6.4.3 Buffalo Americas External Hard Disk Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  23. 6.4.4 Buffalo Americas External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio
  24. 6.4.5 Buffalo Americas Recent Developments
  25. 6.5 Western Digital
  26. 6.5.1 Western Digital Company Information
  27. 6.5.2 Western Digital Business Overview
  28. 6.5.3 Western Digital External Hard Disk Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  29. 6.5.4 Western Digital External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio
  30. 6.5.5 Western Digital Recent Developments
  31. 6.6 Seagate
  32. 6.6.1 Seagate Company Information
  33. 6.6.2 Seagate Business Overview
  34. 6.6.3 Seagate External Hard Disk Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  35. 6.6.4 Seagate External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio
  36. 6.6.5 Seagate Recent Developments
  37. 6.7 ADATA Technology
  38. 6.7.1 ADATA Technology Company Information
  39. 6.7.2 ADATA Technology Business Overview
  40. 6.7.3 ADATA Technology External Hard Disk Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  41. 6.7.4 ADATA Technology External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio
  42. 6.7.5 ADATA Technology Recent Developments
  43. 6.8 Verbatim(CMC Magnetics)
  44. 6.8.1 Verbatim(CMC Magnetics) Company Information
  45. 6.8.2 Verbatim(CMC Magnetics) Business Overview
  46. 6.8.3 Verbatim(CMC Magnetics) External Hard Disk Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  47. 6.8.4 Verbatim(CMC Magnetics) External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio
  48. 6.8.5 Verbatim(CMC Magnetics) Recent Developments
  49. 6.9 Lenovo
  50. 6.9.1 Lenovo Company Information
  51. 6.9.2 Lenovo Business Overview
  52. 6.9.3 Lenovo External Hard Disk Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  53. 6.9.4 Lenovo External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio
  54. 6.9.5 Lenovo Recent Developments
  55. 6.10 Eaget
  56. 6.10.1 Eaget Company Information
  57. 6.10.2 Eaget Business Overview
  58. 6.10.3 Eaget External Hard Disk Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  59. 6.10.4 Eaget External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio
  60. 6.10.5 Eaget Recent Developments
  61. 6.11 Silicon Power
  62. 6.11.1 Silicon Power Company Information
  63. 6.11.2 Silicon Power Business Overview
  64. 6.11.3 Silicon Power External Hard Disk Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  65. 6.11.4 Silicon Power External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio
  66. 6.11.5 Silicon Power Recent Developments
  67. 6.12 Apricorn
  68. 6.12.1 Apricorn Company Information
  69. 6.12.2 Apricorn Business Overview
  70. 6.12.3 Apricorn External Hard Disk Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  71. 6.12.4 Apricorn External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio
  72. 6.12.5 Apricorn Recent Developments
  73. 6.13 Dell
  74. 6.13.1 Dell Company Information
  75. 6.13.2 Dell Business Overview
  76. 6.13.3 Dell External Hard Disk Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  77. 6.13.4 Dell External Hard Disk Drive Product Portfolio
  78. 6.13.5 Dell Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
  1. 7.1 North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country
  2. 7.1.1 North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  3. 7.1.2 North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026)
  4. 7.1.3 North America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
  5. 7.2 North America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country
  6. 7.2.1 North America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  7. 7.2.2 North America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
  8. 7.2.3 North America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
  1. 8.1 Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country
  2. 8.1.1 Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  3. 8.1.2 Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026)
  4. 8.1.3 Europe External Hard Disk Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
  5. 8.2 Europe External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country
  6. 8.2.1 Europe External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  7. 8.2.2 Europe External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
  8. 8.2.3 Europe External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
  1. 9.1 Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country
  2. 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  3. 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026)
  4. 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
  5. 9.2 Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country
  6. 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  7. 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
  8. 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
  1. 10.1 South America External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country
  2. 10.1.1 South America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  3. 10.1.2 South America External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026)
  4. 10.1.3 South America External Hard Disk Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
  5. 10.2 South America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country
  6. 10.2.1 South America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  7. 10.2.2 South America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
  8. 10.2.3 South America External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
  1. 11.1 Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country
  2. 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  3. 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026)
  4. 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
  5. 11.2 Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country
  6. 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  7. 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
  8. 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa External Hard Disk Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
  1. 12.1 External Hard Disk Drive Value Chain Analysis
  2. 12.1.1 External Hard Disk Drive Key Raw Materials
  3. 12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
  4. 12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
  5. 12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
  6. 12.1.5 External Hard Disk Drive Production Mode & Process
  7. 12.2 External Hard Disk Drive Sales Channels Analysis
  8. 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
  9. 12.2.2 External Hard Disk Drive Distributors
  10. 12.2.3 External Hard Disk Drive Customers
13 Concluding Insights
    14 Appendix
    1. 14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
    2. 14.2 Research Methodology
    3. 14.3 Research Process
    4. 14.4 Authors List of This Report
    5. 14.5 Data Source
    6. 14.5.1 Secondary Sources
    7. 14.5.2 Primary Sources
    8. 14.6 Disclaimer

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