Market share of personal computer vendors

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This is a comparison of the annual worldwide market share of personal computer vendors. These devices, typically desktop and laptop computers, may include netbooks but do not include tablet computers.

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Global PC market share [edit]

2006-2012 [edit]

Global PC Market Share by Units, Percent. 2006-2012.
Rank 2006 [1] 2007 [2] 2008 [3] 2009 [4] 2010 [5] 2011 [6] 2012 [7]
1 Dell 15.9 HP 19.2 HP 18.4 HP 19.3 HP 17.9 HP 17.2 HP 16.0
2 HP 15.9 Dell 14.3 Dell 14.3 Acer 13.0 Dell 12.9 Lenovo 13.0 Lenovo 14.8
3 Lenovo 7.0 Acer 8.9 Acer 11.1 Dell 12.2 Acer 12.0 Dell 12.1 Dell 10.7
4 Acer 5.8 Lenovo 7.4 Lenovo 7.2 Lenovo 8.1 Lenovo 9.7 Acer 11.2 Acer 10.4
5 Toshiba 3.8 Toshiba 4.0 Toshiba 4.5 Toshiba 5.1 Toshiba 5.4 Asus 5.9 Asus 6.9
Others 51.6 47.1 44.5 42.3 42.1 40.6 41.3

Dell surpassed Compaq in 2001 but returned to second place when HP and Compaq merged in 2002. However, Dell again surpassed HP for the next few years. IBM sold its PC business to Lenovo. While Acer ascended to the top five in 2004. Acer acquired Gateway Inc. & eMachines in 2007.

2001-2005 [edit]

Global PC Market Share by Units, Percent. 2001-2005
Rank 2001 [8] 2002 [9] 2003 [10] 2004 [11] 2005 [12]
1 Dell 13.3 HP-Compaq 16.2 Dell 15.0 Dell 16.4 Dell 16.8
2 Compaq 11.1 Dell 15.2 HP 14.3 HP 14.6 HP 14.5
3 HP 7.2 IBM 6.0 IBM 5.1 IBM 5.5 Lenovo 6.9
4 IBM 6.4 NEC 3.4 Fujitsu* 3.8 Fujitsu* 3.8 Acer 4.6
5 NEC 3.8 Toshiba 3.2 Toshiba 2.9 Acer 3.4 Fujitsu* 3.8
Others 58.1 56.0 58.9 56.4 53.3

Compaq and IBM dominated the market in the mid-1990s. Dell and HP emerge as important players late in the 1990s while IBMs market share waned.

1996-2000 [edit]

Global PC Market Share by Units, Percent. 1996-2000.
Rank 1996 [13] 1997 [14] 1998 [15] 1999 [16] 2000
1 Compaq 10.0 Compaq 13.1 Compaq 13.8 Compaq 13.2 Compaq 12.8
2 IBM 8.6 IBM 8.6 IBM 8.2 Dell 9.8 Dell 10.8
3 Packard-Bell NEC 6.0 Dell 5.5 Dell 7.9 IBM 7.9 HP 7.6
4 Apple 5.9 HP 5.3 HP 5.8 HP 6.4 IBM 6.8
5 HP Packard Bell NEC 5.1 Packard Bell NEC 4.3 Packard Bell NEC 5.2 NEC 4.3
Others 62.2 60.1 57.5 57.7
  • Fujitsu 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 [edit]

1996-2012 [edit]

Unit Sales to Global PC Market
1996 [13] 1997 [14] 1998 [15] 1999 [16] 2000 2001 [8] 2002 [9] 2003 [10] 2004 [11] 2005 [12] 2006 [1] 2007 [2] 2008 [3] 2009 [4] 2010 [5] 2011 [6] 2012 [7]
Units (M) 70.9 80.6 92.9 113.5 134.7* 128.1 132.4 168.9 189.0 218.5 239.4 271.2 302.2 305.9 351 352.8 352.7
Growth (pct.) 17.8 13.7 15.3 21.7 14.5* -4.6 2.7 10.9 11.8 15.3 9.5 13.4 10.9 1.2 13.8 0.5 -0.035

Sales volume worldwide grew rapidly in the late 1990s but declined during the early 2000s recession. Sales increased again for the rest of the decade until a slowdown in the late 2000s recession, followed by a strong recent recovery.

  • Figures include desktop PCs, mobile PCs, and servers using the Intel x86 processor architecture. 1996-1999 figures exclude x86 PCs.

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b Gartner Says Hewlett-Packard Takes Clear Lead in Fourth Quarter Worldwide PC Shipments and Creates a Virtual Tie with Dell for 2006 Year-End Results. Gartner Press Release. January 17, 2007
  2. ^ a b Gartner Says Worldwide PC Market Grew 13 Percent in 2007. Gartner Press Release. January 16, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Gartner Says In the Fourth Quarter of 2008 the PC Industry Suffered Its Worst Shipment Growth Rate Since 2002
  4. ^ a b Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments in Fourth Quarter of 2009 Posted Strongest Growth Rate in Seven Years
  5. ^ a b Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments in Fourth Quarter of 2010 Grew 3.1 Percent; Year-End Shipments Increased 13.8 Percent
  6. ^ a b Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments in Fourth Quarter of 2011 Declined 1.4 Percent; Year-End Shipments Increased 0.5 Percent
  7. ^ a b Gartner Says Declining Worldwide PC Shipments in Fourth Quarter of 2012 Signal Structural Shift of PC Market
  8. ^ a b Gartner Dataquest Says 2001 is a Year Battered PC Vendors Would Rather Forget. Gartner Press Release. January 17, 2002
  9. ^ a b Gartner Dataquest Says PC Market Experienced Slight Upturn in 2002, but Industry Still Shows No Signs of Strong Rebound. Gartner Press Release. January 17, 2003.
  10. ^ a b Gartner Says PC Vendors Experienced a Happy Holiday Season with Fourth Quarter Worldwide Shipments Increasing 12 Percent. Gartner Press Release. January 14, 2004.
  11. ^ a b Gartner Says Strong Mobile Sales Lift Worldwide PC Shipments to 12 Percent Growth in 2004. Gartner Press Release. January 18, 2005.
  12. ^ a b Gartner Says EMEA Region Became Largest PC Market in the World Based on Unit Shipments in 2005. Gartner Press Release. January 18, 2006.
  13. ^ a b Compaq and IBM Winners in 1996 Market Share. PCWorld. January 27, 1997
  14. ^ a b GartnerGroup's Dataquest Says U.S. and Europe Boost 1998 Worldwide PC Growth. Gartner Press Release. January 29, 1999.
  15. ^ a b GartnerGroup's Dataquest Says U.S. and Europe Boost 1998 Worldwide PC Growth. Gartner Press Release. January 29, 1999.
  16. ^ a b GartnerGroup's Dataquest Says Worldwide PC Market Topped 21 Percent Growth in 1999. Gartner Press Release. January 24, 2000.
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