Canon U.S.A. Ranked #1 in Total A3 and Monochrome Copier, Monochrome Printer Segment 6 in Gartner Market Share Report

MELVILLE N.Y., JUNE 25, 2015 - According to Gartner's Printer, Copier and MFP Quarterly Statistics Database, at the end of the fourth quarter of 2014, Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, ranked in the #1 position in both the office copier (A3) category with 28.6 percent of the 2014 U.S. market, and #1 in the total monochrome copier category with 19.9 percent share in the U.S. In addition, the fourth quarter end of year results showed the Company was ranked first in the Monochrome Printer Segment 6 (91+ pages-per-minute [ppm]) and also moved up two positions with 27.9 percent of the Color Printer Segment 5 (70-90 pages-per-minute [ppm]) in the U.S. market for 2014.

"Canon is proud to be ranked by Gartner as a market share leader in several copier and printer categories for 2014," said Junichi Yoshitake, senior vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "We feel the Company's market share leadership position is a testament to Canon's commitment to developing innovative products positioned to serve the needs of the customers in the office and production markets."

Gartner's research included analysis of the market share for color and black-and-white copiers/MFPs with both laser page and page output technology.