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PC market up 18.8% in 2005, Dell the leader with 18.1%
IDC published its data on the global PC market in 2005. PC shipments went up by 18.
IDC published its data on the global PC market in 2005. PC shipments went up by 18.8% in 2005, with Dell, HP and Lenovo maintaining market leadership with 18.1%, 15.6% and 6.2% shares of the market. Combining Lenovo amd IBM results yields a stronger 7.2% market share for Lenovo.
Global PC market in 2005 | |||||
2005 | 2004 | Growth | |||
Vendor | Shipments, 000 | Share, % | Shipments, 000 | Share, % | YTY |
Dell | 37,732 | 18.1% | 31,769 | 17.7% | 18.8% |
HP | 32,525 | 15.6% | 28,101 | 15.7% | 15.7% |
Lenovo | 12,995 | 6.2% | 4,183 | 2.3% | 210.7% |
Lenovo (Merged) | 15,106 | 7.2% | 13,690 | 7.6% | 10.3% |
Acer | 9,803 | 4.7% | 6,368 | 3.6% | 53.9% |
Fujitsu Siemens | 8,489 | 4.1% | 7,187 | 4.0% | 18.1% |
Others | 107,041 | 51.3% | 101,573 | 56.7% | 5.4% |
All Vendors | 208,586 | 100.0% | 179,181 | 100.0% | 16.4% |
Source: IDC |