The annual worldwide market share of personal computer vendors includes
desktop computers
A desktop computer (often abbreviated desktop) is a personal computer designed for regular use at a single location on or near a desk due to its size and power requirements. The most common configuration has a case that houses the power supply, ...
,
laptop
A laptop, laptop computer, or notebook computer is a small, portable personal computer (PC) with a screen and alphanumeric keyboard. Laptops typically have a clam shell form factor with the screen mounted on the inside of the upper li ...
computers, and
netbooks
Netbook was a commonly used term that identified a product class of small and inexpensive laptops which were sold from 2007 to around 2013. These machines were designed primarily as cost-effective tools for consumers to access the Inte ...
but excludes
mobile devices, such as
tablet computers
A tablet computer, commonly shortened to tablet, is a mobile device, typically with a mobile operating system and touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in a single, thin and flat package. Tablets, being compu ...
that do not fall under the category of
2-in-1 PC
A 2-in-1 PC, also known as convertible laptop, 2-in-1 tablet, 2-in-1 laptop, 2-in-1 detachable, laplet, tabtop, laptop tablet, or simply 2-in-1, is a portable computer that has features of both tablets and laptops.
Before the emergence of ''2- ...
s. The global market leader has been Chinese technology company
Lenovo
Lenovo Group Limited, often shortened to Lenovo ( , ), is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in designing, manufacturing, and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, business solutions, and related se ...
since 2013, with the exception of year 2017.
Top vendors market share (2022 Q1)
Historical vendors market share
2021
2016–2020
2011–2015
2006–2010
2001–2005
1996–2000
*
Toshiba
, commonly known as Toshiba and stylized as TOSHIBA, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Its diversified products and services include power, industrial and social infrastructure systems, ...
personal computer division was sold to
Sharp
Sharp or SHARP may refer to:
Acronyms
* SHARP (helmet ratings) (Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme), a British motorcycle helmet safety rating scheme
* Self Help Addiction Recovery Program, a charitable organisation founded in 199 ...
in 2019, now
Dynabook.
*
IBM sold its personal computer business to
Lenovo
Lenovo Group Limited, often shortened to Lenovo ( , ), is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in designing, manufacturing, and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, business solutions, and related se ...
in 2005, and its x86 server division in 2014.
*
Compaq
Compaq Computer Corporation (sometimes abbreviated to CQ prior to a 2007 rebranding) was an American information technology company founded in 1982 that developed, sold, and supported computers and related products and services. Compaq produced ...
was acquired by
HP in 2002.
*
Fujitsu
is a Japanese multinational information and communications technology equipment and services corporation, established in 1935 and headquartered in Tokyo. Fujitsu is the world's sixth-largest IT services provider by annual revenue, and the la ...
figures include
Fujitsu Siemens.
* Figures include desktop PCs, mobile PCs, and servers using the Intel
x86 processor architecture. 1996–1999 figures exclude x86 PCs.
* Figures subject to revision in later data releases.
Unit sales
Worldwide (1996–2020)
Sales volume worldwide grew rapidly in the late 1990s but declined briefly around the early 2000s recession. Sales increased again for the rest of the decade though more slowly during the late 2000s recession. After substantial growth in 2010, sales volume started declining in 2012 which continued for seven consecutive years until 2019.
(*) Figures include desktop PCs, mobile PCs, and servers using the
Intel
Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, and is one of the developers of the x86 ser ...
x86 processor architecture. 1996–1999 figures exclude x86 PCs.
Worldwide (1975–1995)
Japan
See also
*
List of computer hardware manufacturers
*
List of computer system manufacturers
*
List of laptop brands and manufacturers
This is a list of laptop brands and manufacturers.
Manufacturers Major brands
Other brands
No longer manufacturing computers
Defunct brands
Original design manufacturers (ODMs)
The vast majority of laptops on the market are manufa ...
References
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