World shipments of tablet computers recorded a 24.9 percent year-on-year increase, with total shipments of 47.60 million units in the third quarter, according to a recent report by the market consultancy IDC.

The COVID-19 pandemic increased the demand on tablets for remote work. Compared with the rise of expenditure on tech products, consumers' spending on dining, recreation and travel fell during the pandemic, IDC said.

Let's take a look at the world's top 5 tablet brands.

No 5 Lenovo

Shipments: 4.1 million

Lenovo's Yoga tablet. [Photo provided to China Daily]

No 4 Huawei

Shipments: 4.9 million

A Huawei MatePad Pro (left) is seen connected to a Mate Pro 30 device during a media event in London, Feb 18, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

No 3 Amazon

Shipments: 5.4 million

Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet. [Photo/Amazon]

No 2 Samsung

Shipments: 9.4 million

Visitors check new Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 devices during an event at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb 26, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

No 1 Apple

Shipments: 13.9 million

Ted Merendino unveils the eighth-generation iPad at the Apple Park headquarters in a still image from a video released in Cupertino, California, on Sept 15, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]