PC vendor market share worldwide 2022

The overall market leader in the global personal computer market in 2022 was Lenovo with a market share of 24.1 percent with HP a close second with a 19.4 percent share. In terms of unit sales, Lenovo had 69 million shipments, while HP had around 55.6 million shipments.

PC market history

A PC is a multi-purpose computer whose size and capability are designed for an individual user. Without the need to be operated by a computer expert or technician, these devices are intended to be operated directly by the end-user. The term PC was first applied as early as 1972 to the Xerox PARC's Alto, but this later developed to specifically mean a desktop microcomputer compatible with IBM's PC products. Such was the influence of IBM that only Apple Macintosh (Mac) products were able to compete for a share of the microcomputer market after the 1980s, without compatibility to the IBM PC.

PC varieties

PCs come in several varieties, including stationary products like workstations and desktops, as well as portable products like laptops, notebooks, netbooks and tablets. In 2023, it is forecast that 260 million notebook units are to be shipped worldwide. As well as differences between the hardware available, the operating systems on PC devices similarly varies, with Microsoft’s Windows being the most widely used computer operating system in the world, accounting for around 70 percent of the market. For desktop PCs alone, Microsoft’s control is closer to 80 percent of the market.

Personal computer (PC) vendor market share worldwide from 2006 to 2022

Characteristic	Lenovo	HP Inc	Dell	Apple	Asus	Acer	Others
2006	7%	15.9%	15.9%	-	-	7.6%	53.6%
2007	7.4%	18.1%	14.2%	-	-	9.7%	50.5%
2008	7.5%	18.2%	14.1%	-	-	10.6%	49.5%
2009	8%	19.1%	12.1%	-	-	12.9%	47.8%
2010	10.9%	17.9%	12%	-	5.4%	13.9%	40%
2011	12.5%	16.6%	11.7%	-	5.7%	10.8%	42.8%
2012	14.9%	16.1%	10.7%	-	6.9%	10.2%	41.2%
2013	16.9%	16.2%	11.6%	-	6.6%	8%	40.7%
2014	18.8%	17.5%	12.8%	-	7.2%	7.9%	35.7%
2015	19.8%	18.2%	13.6%	7.2%	7.3%	7%	26.9%
2016	21.7%	20.4%	14.8%	7.5%	7.5%	6.9%	21.2%
2017	20.8%	21%	15.1%	7.2%	6.8%	6.5%	22.5%
2018	22.5%	21.7%	16.2%	6.9%	6%	6.1%	20.6%
2019	24.1%	22.2%	16.8%	7%	5.5%	5.7%	18.7%
2020	24.6%	22.1%	16.4%	7.1%	5.8%	7.3%	16.7%
2021	24.4%	21.7%	17.4%	7.9%	6.3%	7.1%	15.1%
2022	24.1%	19.4%	17.5%	9.8%	7.2%	6.5%	15.5%