PC vendor shipment share worldwide 2011-2021, by quarter

In the third quarter of 2021, Lenovo's market share of global PC shipments was at 23.7 percent, whilst HP Inc. took a 20.9 percent share of the market.

Lenovo's history

Lenovo is a multinational technology company headquartered in Beijing, China. Chinese business man Liu Chuanzhi founded Lenovo — then known as Legend — in 1984, changing the name to become formally known as Lenovo in 2003. The company sells and produces a variety of consumer electronic products, such as PCs, tablet computers, smartphones, workstations, servers, electronic storage devices, IT management software, and smart televisions.

HP Inc.'s history

HP Inc. is an American technology company that was formed in November 2015, following the break-up of its predecessor, Hewlett-Packard Company. HP Inc.'s pedigree stretches back to 1935 when the parent company was founded in the garage of William Hewlett and David Packard. Initially producing a range of electronic test equipment, HP Co rose in the intervening years to become one of the leading manufacturers of PCs worldwide and a global manufacturer of servers, storage devices, and networking equipment, as well as delivering a variety of IT services for both consumers and enterprises.