The global market leader has been Lenovo in every year since 2013, followed by HP and Dell.
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-led spike in PC sales occurred in 2020 and 2021 as a result of stay-at-home orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic.