The annual worldwide market share of personal computer vendors includes desktop computers, laptop computers, and netbooks but excludes mobile devices, such as tablet computers that do not fall under the category of 2-in-1 PCs. The global market leader has been Chinese technology company Lenovo in every year since 2013, followed by HP and Dell. Previously, Compaq was the global market leader in the late 1990s until the year 2000, while HP and Dell shared market leadership in the 2000s.
Unit sales
Worldwide (1996–2022)
Unit sales of global PC market 1996-2009
Year
|
1996 [23]
|
1997 [24]
|
1998 [24]
|
1999 [25]
|
2000
|
2001 [26]
|
2002 [19]
|
2003 [20]
|
2004 [21]
|
2005 [22]
|
2006 [14]
|
2007 [15]
|
2008 [16]
|
2009 [17]
|
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
|
Growth (pct.)
|
17.8
|
13.7
|
15.3
|
22.2
|
18.7*
|
-4.9
|
3.4
|
27.6
|
11.9
|
15.6
|
9.6
|
13.3
|
11.4
|
1.2
|
Unit sales of global PC market 2010-2022
Year
|
2010 [18]
|
2011 [9]
|
2012 [10]
|
2013 [11]
|
2014 [12]
|
2015 [13]
|
2016 [4]
|
2017 [5]
|
2018 [6]
|
2019 [7]
|
2020 [8]
|
2021 [3]
|
2022 [2]
|
Units (M)
|
351
|
352.8
|
352.7
|
316
|
315.9
|
287.7
|
269.7
|
262.5
|
259.4
|
262.6
|
275
|
339.8
|
286.2
|
Growth (pct.)
|
14.7
|
0.5
|
-0.0
|
-10.4
|
-0.2
|
-8.9
|
-6.3
|
-2.7
|
-1.3
|
0.6
|
4.8
|
9.9
|
-16.2
|
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. A consumer-lead spike in PC sales occurred in 2020 and 2021 as a result of stay-at-home orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(*) Figures include desktop PCs, mobile PCs, and servers using the Intel x86 processor architecture. 1996–1999 figures exclude x86 PCs.
Worldwide (1975–1995)
Personal computer architectures by units sold (1975–1995)[27]
Year
|
Annual sales
|
IBM PC compatible
|
Apple II
|
Macintosh
|
Atari 400/800
|
Atari ST
|
Commodore 64
|
Amiga
|
PET
|
Altair
|
TRS-80
|
NeXT
|
Other
|
1975
|
5,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1976
|
46,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6,000
|
0
|
0
|
40,000
|
1977
|
150,000
|
0
|
600
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4,000
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
0
|
50,000
|
1978
|
258,000
|
0
|
7,600
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
30,000
|
4,000
|
150,000
|
0
|
100,000
|
1979
|
580,000
|
0
|
35,000
|
0
|
100,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
45,000
|
0
|
200,000
|
0
|
200,000
|
1980
|
724,000
|
0
|
78,000
|
0
|
200,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
90,000
|
0
|
290,000
|
0
|
424,000
|
1981
|
1,400,000
|
35,000
|
210,000
|
0
|
300,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
40,000
|
0
|
250,000
|
0
|
605,000
|
1982
|
2,800,000
|
240,000
|
279,000
|
0
|
600,000
|
0
|
200,000
|
0
|
10,000
|
0
|
300,000
|
0
|
1,181,000
|
1983
|
4,920,000
|
1,300,000
|
420,000
|
0
|
500,000
|
0
|
2,000,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
200,000
|
0
|
500,000
|
1984
|
6,322,000
|
2,000,000
|
1,000,000
|
372,000
|
200,000
|
0
|
2,500,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
50,000
|
0
|
200,000
|
1985
|
7,610,000
|
3,700,000
|
900,000
|
200,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
2,500,000
|
100,000
|
0
|
0
|
10,000
|
0
|
0
|
1986
|
9,000,000
|
5,020,000
|
700,000
|
380,000
|
0
|
200,000
|
2,500,000
|
200,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1987
|
9,200,000
|
5,950,000
|
500,000
|
550,000
|
0
|
400,000
|
1,500,000
|
300,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1988
|
15,000,000
|
11,900,000
|
200,000
|
900,000
|
0
|
350,000
|
1,250,000
|
400,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12,000
|
0
|
1989
|
21,000,000
|
17,550,000
|
200,000
|
1,100,000
|
0
|
300,000
|
1,250,000
|
600,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12,000
|
0
|
1990
|
20,000,000
|
16,838,000
|
100,000
|
1,300,000
|
0
|
300,000
|
700,000
|
750,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12,000
|
0
|
1991
|
18,750,000
|
14,399,000
|
100,000
|
2,100,000
|
0
|
300,000
|
800,000
|
1,035,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
16,000
|
0
|
1992
|
20,800,000
|
18,300,000
|
100,000
|
2,500,000
|
0
|
120,000
|
300,000
|
390,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10,000
|
0
|
1993
|
31,050,000
|
27,750,000
|
30,000
|
3,300,000
|
0
|
30,000
|
175,000
|
155,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
1994
|
41,000,000
|
37,200,000
|
0
|
3,800,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
50,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1995
|
50,000,000
|
45,880,000
|
0
|
4,120,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
42,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
As of 1995[update]
|
260,615,000
|
208,062,000
|
4,860,200
|
20,622,000
|
2,000,000
|
2,100,000
|
15,675,000
|
4,022,000
|
219,000
|
25,000
|
1,550,000
|
62,000
|
3,300,000
|
Japan
Year
|
Annual sales (units sold)
|
NEC
|
Fujitsu
|
Sharp
|
MSX
|
8-bit[28]
|
16-bit[28]
|
Annual
|
Share
|
Units
|
Share
|
Units
|
Share
|
Units
|
Units
|
1983
|
719,000
|
166,000
|
885,000[28]
|
41%[29]
|
360,000[29][28]
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
13%[29]
|
120,000[29][28]
|
500,000[30]
|
1984
|
917,000
|
279,000
|
1,200,000[31]
|
39%[29]
|
470,000[29][31]
|
11%[29]
|
130,000[29][31]
|
20%[32]
|
240,000[32][31]
|
1985
|
789,000
|
398,000
|
1,200,000[31]
|
36%[29]
|
430,000[29][31]
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
9%[29]
|
110,000[29][31]
|
Unknown
|
1986
|
685,000
|
551,000
|
1,236,000[28]
|
41%[29]
|
510,000[29][28]
|
9%[29]
|
110,000[29][28]
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
1987
|
426,000
|
760,000
|
1,206,000[31]
|
45%[29]
|
540,000[29][31]
|
10%[29]
|
120,000[29][31]
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
340,000[33]
|
1988
|
253,000
|
973,000
|
1,375,000[31]
|
51%[34]
|
700,000[34][31]
|
14%[34]
|
190,000[34][31]
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
150,000[33]
|
1989
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
2,500,000[35]
|
41%[29]
|
1,030,000[29][35]
|
13%[29]
|
330,000[29][35]
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
1990
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
2,300,000[36]
|
50%[36]
|
1,100,000[36]
|
12%[29]
|
270,000[29][36]
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
1991
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
3,300,000[35]
|
52%[34]
|
1,720,000[34][35]
|
12%[29]
|
430,000[29][35]
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
1992
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
2,150,000[37]
|
52%[34]
|
1,120,000[34][37]
|
12%[29]
|
260,000[29][37]
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
1993
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
2,300,000[37]
|
49%[34]
|
1,200,000[34][37]
|
7%[34]
|
160,000[34][37]
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
1994
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
43%[34]
|
Unknown
|
9%[34]
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
1995
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
40%[34]
|
Unknown
|
19%[29]
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
1996
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
33%[34]
|
Unknown
|
23%[29]
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|