HP, Lenovo battle for top spot in PC market

10.10.2012
After years as the top PC maker in the world, Hewlett-Packard may be pushed aside by a quick-moving Lenovo.

It's no longer clear which company sits at the top of the rankings for the PC industry.

Two industry analyst firms rated the top players on Wednesday and has maintaining its top position, while another has for the first time in the company's history.

China-based Lenovo with 15.7% of the global PC market compared to 15.5%, said a report from industry analyst firm Gartner. That's a big advance for Lenovo, which held 13.1% of the market a year ago, while HP was holding at a lofty 17%.

However, IDC reported that its long-held leadership position with 15.9% of the global PC market, compared to Lenovo's 15.7% for the third quarter.

Both reports have Dell in third place, with Gartner reporting that the company has 10.5% of the market and IDC reporting that it has 10.8%. And both analyst firms have Acer Group in fourth place and ASUS in the fifth spot.