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Computer Manufacturing Industry Statistics

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Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01 Industry overview

The computer manufacturing industry at a glance

The computer manufacturing industry rebounded in 2025, with global PC shipments rising 9.1% to 270.2 million units as Windows 11 upgrades, replacement demand and AI-PC launches supported production.

270.2M[11]
Global PC shipments, 2025
9.1%[11]
PC shipment growth, 2025
27.2%[11]
Lenovo global PC share, 2025
13.5%[61]
Vietnam notebook production share, 2025
Market size
Worldwide PC shipments reached 270.218 million units in 2025, up from 247.646 million in 2024. Gartner's measure covers desktop and laptop PCs using Windows, macOS and Chrome OS.[11]
Forecast & CAGR
Wistron’s 2026 industry outlook projects notebook shipments of 176.6 million units and desktop shipments of 78.2 million, down 3.8% and 11.1%, respectively, from 2025 estimates. Its forecast then shows notebook shipments rising to 189.8 million by 2028 and desktop shipments to 81.8 million.[62]
Market share & regions
China remained the largest notebook production base, while Vietnam was forecast to account for 13.5% of global notebook production in 2025 and Thailand for 6.7%. TrendForce also estimated localized production in India, Indonesia and Brazil at 3.7% of global notebook output.[61]
Segmentation
The global PC market is segmented primarily into notebooks and desktops. Wistron’s 2025 estimates put notebook production at 183.5 million units and desktop production at 88.0 million units, implying notebooks represented about 67.6% of the combined total.[62]
Key players & concentration
The leading global PC vendors in 2025 were Lenovo, HP Inc., Dell, Apple, ASUS and Acer. Their reported shares were 27.2%, 21.3%, 15.3%, 9.2%, 6.9% and 6.3%, respectively; together, the six accounted for 86.1% of worldwide shipments.[11]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Growth in 2025 was supported by Windows 11 replacement activity, business refresh cycles and AI-PC promotion. Gartner identified anticipated memory price increases and shortages as risks, while Wistron reported that AI-server demand tightened HBM and DDR5 supply and increased component lead times and costs.[11][62]
Consumer behavior & competition
Consumer and business demand both strengthened in 2025, but replacement cycles remained central to purchasing. Gartner reported that Lenovo led the market with 73.567 million shipments and 27.2% share, ahead of HP Inc. at 57.457 million and 21.3%.[11]
M&A
Computer and data-center manufacturing saw strategic restructuring in 2025. AMD agreed to sell ZT Systems’ U.S.-based data-center infrastructure manufacturing business to Sanmina for $3 billion in cash and stock, including up to $450 million in contingent consideration; the transaction was completed in October 2025.[63][64]
Regulation
Computers and small-scale servers sold in the European Union are subject to Ecodesign Regulation (EU) No 617/2013, covering annual energy consumption, internal power-supply efficiency and power management. The European Commission said the regulation is under review, with proposed future requirements also considering reliability and reparability.[65]
Latest news
In November 2026, Foxconn said it controlled about 40% of the AI-server market and could reach 45% in 2027 and potentially 50% within two years. The company also said AI infrastructure could contribute 60% to 65% of revenue within three to five years, with current manufacturing capacity booked for at least 18 months.[66]
report visual · Projection

Employees in U.S. computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

Employees in U.S. computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing fell from 36K in 2020 to 30K in 2024.

35.8K count
Start
-4.23%
CAGR · 4y
30.1K count
Projected
20202024
source-verifiedfred.stlouisfed.org2024

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Computer Manufacturing Industry

The leading companies in the computer manufacturing industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

Apple leads Gitnux's 2026 computer manufacturing ranking with an Overall score of 9.3, with 9.2% worldwide PC market share in 2025. Lenovo is the highest-ranked server and storage maker at 9.2, with 27.2% worldwide PC market share in 2025.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in client Computing

    Apple

    US

    Ranked #1 · 9.3 · Client Computing

    Why we picked it: It ships Mac desktop and notebook computers worldwide, with 24,826 thousand PCs shipped in 2025.

    See in ranking ↓Visit apple.com ↗

  2. Leader in enterprise Infrastructure

    Lenovo

    CN

    Ranked #2 · 9.2 · Enterprise Infrastructure

    Why we picked it: It sells PCs and related devices, shipping 73,567 thousand PCs worldwide in 2025.

    See in ranking ↓Visit lenovo.com ↗

  3. #3 overall

    Huawei

    CN

    Ranked #3 · 9.2 · Enterprise Infrastructure

    Why we picked it: It designs and manufactures computing products including PCs, servers, and cloud infrastructure.

    See in ranking ↓Visit huawei.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Pick 2 is the highest-ranked company in the top 5 that adds a new segment; no further segment places in the top 5, so pick 3 follows rank.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the computer manufacturing industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Apple

Client Computing · US

9.3
2

Lenovo

Enterprise Infrastructure · CN

9.2
3

Huawei

Enterprise Infrastructure · CN

9.2
4

Dell Technologies

Enterprise Infrastructure · US

9.1
5

Wistron

Client Computing · TW

8.9
6

HPE

Enterprise servers, storage and compute systems · US

8.6
7

HP

PCs, workstations, printers and peripherals · US

8.4
8

MSI

Gaming PCs, components and AI servers · TW

8.2
9

Acer

Consumer PCs, displays and peripherals · TW

8.0
10

Compal Electronics

Notebook PCs, tablets and servers · TW

7.8

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 11, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 11). Top 10 companies in the computer manufacturing industry. In Computer Manufacturing Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/computer-manufacturing-industry-statistics/#top-companies

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Innovation signals emphasize manufacturing scheduling, ESG data tracking, and automation adoption across electronics. Lenovo reports 18 R&D facilities and 3.2 megawatts of onsite solar capacity in Budapest.

AI in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 18 Lenovo R&D facilities support the company’s AI innovation activities worldwide, reported in 2025.[1]
  • 4 AI innovation centers operate within Lenovo’s global R&D network, reported in 2025.[1]
  • 25% of Lenovo’s workforce worked in R&D or innovation roles in 2025, according to the company.[1]

Automation in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 1 advanced production-scheduling solution developed by Lenovo is used to reduce the time required to create manufacturing schedules, reported in 2024.[1]
  • 1 integrated, highly automated ESG platform replaced manual spreadsheet-based tracking across Lenovo’s manufacturing value chain, reported in 2024.[1]
  • 3 megawatts of onsite solar capacity supported Lenovo’s Budapest manufacturing facility in 2024.[1]

Digital Transformation in the electronics and semiconductors sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across the electronics industrial ecosystem, 33% of companies had a concrete digital-transformation strategy in 2024, based on an enterprise survey.[2]
  • Across semiconductor companies surveyed globally, 75% reported having some automated processes in 2024.[3]
  • Across semiconductor companies surveyed globally, 56% reported that IT was fully aligned with transformation priorities in 2024.[3]
  • Across semiconductor companies surveyed globally, 12% reported fully automated processes supported by advanced analytics in 2024.[3]

Technology Adoption in the electronics and semiconductors sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across the electronics industrial ecosystem, 4.98% of companies had adopted robotics in 2024.[4]
  • Across EU enterprises, 59% reached at least a basic level of digital intensity in 2023, including 91% of large enterprises and 58% of SMEs.[5]
  • Across the electronics industrial ecosystem, 31.43% of companies had adopted artificial intelligence in 2024.[4]
  • Across the electronics industrial ecosystem, 22.73% of companies had adopted edge computing in 2024.[4]

Cloud Computing in the electronics and semiconductors sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across the electronics industrial ecosystem, 26.89% of companies had adopted cloud computing in 2024.[4]
  • Among large EU enterprises, 78% purchased cloud-computing services in 2023.[5]
  • Across EU enterprises, 45.2% purchased cloud-computing services in 2023.[5]
  • Among EU small and medium-sized enterprises, 44% purchased cloud-computing services in 2023.[5]

Big Data in the electronics and semiconductors sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among small EU enterprises, 13% carried out big-data analysis in 2020.[4]
  • Across the electronics industrial ecosystem, 11.43% of companies had adopted big-data technologies in 2024.[4]
  • Across EU enterprises, 14% used big-data analysis in 2020, the latest comparable EU-wide figure reported by the European Commission.[4]
  • Among medium-sized EU enterprises, 21% carried out big-data analysis in 2020.[4]
  • Among large EU enterprises, 34% carried out big-data analysis in 2020.[4]

IoT in the electronics and semiconductors sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among small EU enterprises, 26% used Internet of Things devices or systems in 2021.[5]
  • Among large EU enterprises, 48% used Internet of Things devices or systems in 2021.[5]
  • Across the electronics industrial ecosystem, 34.72% of companies had adopted Internet of Things technologies in 2024.[4]
  • Across EU enterprises, 29% used Internet of Things devices or systems in 2021.[5]

Innovation in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 40% of Lenovo’s more than 10,000 United States patents were attributed to North Carolina innovation in 2025.[1]
  • US$2.3 billion was Lenovo’s R&D expenditure in fiscal 2024/25, up 13% year over year.[1]
  • 33,000 patents and patent applications were held by Lenovo, reported in 2023.[1]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Analytics and data-quality indicators quantify how often manufacturing teams validate data before decisions. Dell R&D accounts for 3.2% of revenue in fiscal 2025.

Business intelligence in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 13.5% of EU enterprises with at least 10 employees used AI technologies in 2024, providing a prior-year comparison for computer-manufacturing businesses in the covered population.[5]
  • 8.8% of EU enterprises with at least 10 employees used AI to generate written or spoken language in 2025; the statistic includes computer manufacturers within the covered population.[5]
  • 20.0% of EU enterprises with at least 10 employees used at least one AI technology in 2025; computer manufacturers are included in the enterprise coverage.[5]
  • 11.8% of EU enterprises with at least 10 employees used AI to analyse written language in 2025; the statistic includes computer manufacturers within the covered enterprise population.[5]
  • 7.2% of EU enterprises with at least 10 employees used AI to convert speech into machine-readable format in 2025; the statistic includes computer manufacturers within the covered population.[5]
  • 9.5% of EU enterprises with at least 10 employees used AI to generate pictures, video, sound or audio in 2025; the statistic includes computer manufacturers within the covered population.[5]

Data analytics in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 41% of large EU businesses used AI in 2024, including large computer manufacturers within the covered enterprise population.[5]
  • 8% of EU businesses used AI in 2023, including businesses in the computer-manufacturing sector covered by the enterprise statistics.[5]
  • 3.5% of manufacturing enterprises used generative language AI in 2024 in the Eurostat manufacturing activity table.[5]
  • 2.7% of manufacturing enterprises used image-recognition or image-processing AI in 2024 in the Eurostat manufacturing activity table.[5]
  • 2.9% of manufacturing enterprises used speech-recognition AI in 2024 in the Eurostat manufacturing activity table.[5]
  • 13% of EU businesses used AI in 2024, including businesses in the computer-manufacturing sector covered by the enterprise statistics.[5]

Data Quality in the electronics and semiconductors sector (sector benchmark)

  • 46.4% of manufacturing organizations reported having a process to verify raw-data accuracy or quality before decisions were made, in a 2023 survey.[6]
  • 49% of supply-management organizations rated their data quality as good or excellent in the 2024 Institute for Supply Management survey.[7]
  • 98% of manufacturing leaders, including electronics-related industries, reported operational data problems in a 2024 survey of 500 respondents; global manufacturing scope.[8]
  • 70% of electronics-industry professionals manually validate and optimize bills of materials without real-time intelligence, according to a 2024 global survey.[9]
  • 60% of electronics-industry survey respondents manually pulled data for a sourcing event for two weeks or more in 2024, indicating substantial data-preparation effort.[9]
  • 40% of manufacturing leaders, across sectors including electronics, said their organizations were falling behind competitively because they were not adopting automation requiring high-quality data in 2024.[8]

Data Governance in the electronics and semiconductors sector (sector benchmark)

  • 54% of supply-management organizations reported giving data top priority, while 90% agreed that data governance was necessary, in a 2024 survey.[7]
  • 56% of semiconductor companies reported full alignment between IT and transformation priorities in Deloitte’s survey, up from 37% in 2021; semiconductor-industry scope.[3]
  • 61% of supply-management organizations reported having a dedicated data-governance function in the 2024 Institute for Supply Management survey.[7]
  • 12% of semiconductor respondents reported fully automated processes with advanced analytics, a governance-relevant indicator of enterprise data integration, in the 2024 study.[3]
  • 47% of supply-management organizations said their data-governance program was useful in the 2024 Institute for Supply Management survey.[7]
  • 81% of supply-management data-governance functions were housed in a center of excellence in the 2024 Institute for Supply Management survey.[7]

KPIs in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 3.2% of Dell Technologies’ revenue represented research and development expense in fiscal 2025, a product-investment KPI.[10]
  • 9.1% was worldwide PC-shipment growth for full-year 2025, year over year.[11]
  • 9.3% was worldwide PC-shipment growth in the fourth quarter of 2025, year over year.[11]
  • $3.1 billion was Dell Technologies’ research and development expense in fiscal 2026, a product-investment KPI.[12]
  • $1.385 billion was the warranty-reserve balance held by U.S.-based computer manufacturers at the end of 2024.[13]
  • 84% of approximately 4.3 million HPE units processed in 2025 were refurbished for a second life, a circularity KPI.[14]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Strategy coverage ties product families to AI acceleration and compute-infrastructure expansion. Lenovo reports AI PCs at 33% of total PC shipments in Q2 FY2025/26.

Growth in the computer manufacturing industry

  • Acer’s worldwide gaming-PC shipments grew 5.8% year over year in 2025, according to IDC.[14]
  • Intel reported $52.853 billion of net revenue in 2025, compared with $53.101 billion in 2024.[15]
  • Acer spent NT$2.14 billion on research and development in 2025, targeting user interfaces, industrial design, hardware, software and IoT.[14]
  • Worldwide PC shipments increased 9.3% in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to Gartner.[11]
  • AMD’s 2025 sales to external customers totaled $34.639 billion, up from $25.785 billion in 2024.[14]
  • AMD completed its acquisition of ZT Systems for total purchase consideration of $4.4 billion on March 31, 2025, expanding AI and compute-infrastructure capabilities.[14]

Differentiation in the computer manufacturing industry

  • Lenovo’s AI PCs represented 33% of total PC shipments in Q2 FY2025/26, up 16 percentage points year over year.[1]
  • Acer invested NT$2.14 billion in 2025 research and development focused on user interface, industrial design, hardware, software and IoT.[14]
  • Acer ranked fifth worldwide in desktops with a 3% share in 2025, according to IDC.[14]
  • ASUS described its 2026 portfolio as spanning Zenbook, Vivobook, ExpertBook and ProArt Copilot+ AI PC families with on-device AI acceleration.[16]
  • Acer ranked sixth worldwide in notebooks with a 7% share in 2025, according to IDC.[14]
  • AMD identified product competitiveness factors including AI acceleration, energy efficiency, performance, form factor, software compatibility, security and brand recognition in 2024.[17]

Mergers and acquisitions in the computer manufacturing industry

  • AMD’s acquisition of Xilinx was valued at $49 billion, making it the largest semiconductor deal cited in 2024 coverage.[18]
  • Acer acquired approximately 29% of Posiflex Technology’s total common and preferred shares in 2025.[19]
  • AMD completed its acquisition of ZT Systems for $4.4 billion on March 31, 2025.[14]
  • AMD reported one Client and Gaming customer representing 18% of consolidated net revenue in 2023, a concentration relevant to acquisition-led portfolio expansion.[14]
  • Acer’s 2025 acquisition strengthened its edge-computing and AIoT capabilities, according to its annual report.[14]
  • Quanta reported no merger or acquisition activities in 2024.[20]

Strategic partnerships in the computer manufacturing industry

  • NVIDIA partnered with TSMC and Samsung for wafer fabrication in fiscal 2026.[21]
  • NVIDIA used Hon Hai, Wistron and Fabrinet as independent subcontractors or contract manufacturers for final-product assembly, testing and packaging in fiscal 2026.[21]
  • Lenovo maintained partnerships with NMSDC, Disability:IN, NGLCC and WBENC to support supplier inclusion in FY2025/26.[22]
  • Quanta described long-term, trusted and highly integrated strategic partnerships with leading technology-brand customers in 2024.[20]
  • Intel announced a strategic partnership with NVIDIA to co-develop custom client and data-center products combining x86 CPUs with NVIDIA AI and accelerated-computing technologies in 2025.[15]
  • Lenovo reported a strategic partnership with ALAT in its FY2024/25 annual report.[14]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce data highlights R&D scaling and hybrid working patterns across manufacturing. Lenovo reported parental-leave retention of 83% in fiscal 2021/22.

Hiring in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 12,000 additional R&D professionals were part of Lenovo’s three-year hiring commitment announced in 2022.[1]
  • 36.3% of Lenovo hires were women in fiscal 2021/22.[1]
  • 42.4% of Lenovo promotions went to women in fiscal 2021/22.[1]
  • 108,000 employees worked at Dell Technologies as of January 31, 2025, after the company limited external hiring and reorganized its workforce.[10]

Employee retention in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 83% was Lenovo’s parental-leave retention rate in fiscal 2021/22.[1]
  • 20.4 weeks of fully paid primary parental leave were offered by Lenovo on a weighted-average basis in fiscal 2021/22.[1]
  • 4.6 weeks of fully paid secondary parental leave were offered by Lenovo on a weighted-average basis in fiscal 2021/22.[1]

Remote Work in the electronics and semiconductors sector (sector benchmark)

  • Globally, 6% of surveyed employees were fully remote, working in the office fewer than one day per week, in 2025.[23]
  • Globally, employees averaged 3.74 days per week in the office in 2025, indicating limited fully remote work across surveyed organizations.[23]
  • In the United States, 33% of surveyed employees had a hybrid arrangement in 2025, defined as working in the office one to four days weekly.[23]
  • Across computer and electronics manufacturing, 12.4% of positions were fully remote in the United States in 2024.[24]

Hybrid Work in the electronics and semiconductors sector (sector benchmark)

  • Globally, 74% of respondents approved of fully flexible hybrid work policies in 2025.[23]
  • Globally, 44% of surveyed employees had hybrid working arrangements in 2025, defined as one to four days per week in the office.[23]
  • Across manufacturing, 45% of surveyed employees had hybrid working arrangements in 2025, defined as one to four days per week in the office.[23]
  • Across computer and electronics manufacturing, 49.9% of positions were fully hybrid in the United States in 2024.[24]

Upskilling in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 46.15 million training hours were delivered by Hon Hai in 2024.[25]
  • 60.3 average training hours per employee were recorded by Hon Hai in 2024.[25]
  • 48% year-on-year growth took Lenovo’s R&D headcount above 15,000 in fiscal 2021/22, reflecting expansion of technical capabilities.[1]
  • NTD23.67 million was Hon Hai’s reported 2024 investment in employee training and talent development.[25]

Employee Engagement in the electronics and semiconductors sector (sector benchmark)

  • 81.2 points was United Microelectronics Corporation’s 2025 overall work-engagement index, compared with a semiconductor-industry norm of 76 points.[14]
  • 78.9% was ASML’s 2025 employee engagement score, measured as a three-year rolling average across its global semiconductor-industry workforce.[26]
  • 8.4 out of 10 was KLA’s 2025 annual employee-engagement survey result across its global semiconductor workforce.[14]
  • 65% of employees at Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing were actively engaged in 2025, based on an employee engagement survey covering the company’s workforce.[14]
  • 80% was Micron’s FY2024 employee engagement and satisfaction score from its global Micron Voice survey.[14]

DEI in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 29.4% of Lenovo management roles were held by women in fiscal 2021/22.[1]
  • More than 30% of Hon Hai managers were women in 2024, according to the company.[25]
  • 36% of Lenovo’s global workforce were women in 2023.[1]
  • 42.8% of Lenovo technical roles in the United States were held by traditionally underrepresented racial or ethnic groups in 2020.[1]
  • 38% of Lenovo non-managerial positions were held by women in fiscal 2021/22.[1]

Change Management in the electronics and semiconductors sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across semiconductor companies worldwide, 30% of senior leaders said their organizations lacked a clear AI strategy in 2025.[27]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Customer experience in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 78 points was the 2026 U.S. personal-computer customer-satisfaction score, down from 81 in 2025.[28]
  • 76 points was Microsoft’s 2026 U.S. personal-computer satisfaction score.[28]
  • 79 points was Dell’s 2026 U.S. personal-computer satisfaction score.[28]
  • 81 points was Samsung’s 2026 U.S. personal-computer satisfaction score.[28]
  • 78 points was Acer’s 2026 U.S. personal-computer satisfaction score, up 4% from 2025.[28]

Customer retention in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 58.1% of HP laptop users in India said in 2026 that they were likely to buy another HP laptop when upgrading.[29]
  • More than 61% of Indian laptop users surveyed in 2026 said they replace their laptop only after four years.[29]
  • 63.9% of Apple laptop users in India said in 2026 that they were likely to buy another Apple laptop when upgrading.[29]
  • 27.3% of Indian laptop users surveyed in 2026 said they upgrade every two to four years.[29]
  • 11.5% of Indian laptop users surveyed in 2026 said they replace their laptops within two years.[29]

Customer acquisition in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 17.9% of Indian laptop buyers surveyed in 2026 preferred HP for their next upgrade.[29]
  • 17.2% of Indian laptop buyers surveyed in 2026 preferred ASUS for their next upgrade.[29]
  • 7.1% of Indian laptop users surveyed in 2026 currently owned an Apple laptop.[29]
  • 14.4% of Indian laptop buyers surveyed in 2026 wanted an Apple laptop next, compared with 7.1% who currently owned one.[29]
  • 18.3% of Indian laptop buyers surveyed in 2026 preferred Lenovo for their next upgrade.[29]

Customer loyalty in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 58.1% of HP laptop users in India reported likely repeat purchase in the 2026 buyer survey.[29]
  • Nearly 60% of Indian laptop respondents in 2026 paid at least Rs 50,000 for their current laptop, indicating substantial premium-brand purchasing.[29]
  • 61.1% of Apple laptop users in India said they planned to buy the same brand again in the 2023 buyer survey.[30]
  • 63.9% of Apple laptop users in India reported likely repeat purchase in the 2026 buyer survey.[29]

Lead generation in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 64% of Indian laptop buyers surveyed in 2026 compared four or more laptops before deciding.[29]
  • Nearly half of Indian laptop buyers surveyed in 2026 consulted more than three reviews or videos before purchasing.[29]
  • 45.1% of Indian laptop buyers evaluating performance in 2026 identified the processor as the most important component.[29]
  • Nearly 40% of Indian laptop buyers surveyed in 2026 spent at least two weeks researching before finalising a purchase.[29]
  • 73.5% of Indian laptop buyers surveyed in 2026 said performance mattered most in purchase decisions.[29]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Brand and channel indicators track buyer decision drivers and information sources. In 2026, 59.1% of Indian laptop buyers preferred online purchasing when prices were Rs 5,000 lower than offline.

Marketing in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 19.5% of Indian laptop buyers surveyed in 2026 preferred AMD-powered laptops.[29]
  • 87% of Indian laptop buyers surveyed in 2026 had heard of Intel laptop processors.[29]
  • 47.1% of Indian laptop buyers surveyed in 2026 preferred Intel-powered laptops.[29]
  • 56.6% of Indian laptop buyers surveyed in 2026 had heard of Apple laptop processors.[29]
  • 64.4% of Indian laptop buyers surveyed in 2026 had heard of AMD laptop processors.[29]

Digital marketing in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 61% of Indian laptop buyers surveyed in 2026 said they used ChatGPT on laptops.[29]
  • 59.1% of Indian laptop buyers in 2026 preferred online purchasing when online prices were Rs 5,000 lower than offline prices.[29]
  • 56.3% of Indian laptop buyers surveyed in 2026 said they used Google Gemini on laptops.[29]
  • E-commerce websites were the largest source of laptop information for Indian buyers surveyed in 2026.[29]
  • 29.3% of Indian laptop buyers in 2026 preferred online purchasing when online and offline prices were equal.[29]

Branding in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 19.1% of surveyed Indian laptop users owned Lenovo laptops in 2026.[29]
  • 16.1% of surveyed Indian laptop users owned Dell laptops in 2026.[29]
  • 25.9% of surveyed Indian laptop users owned HP laptops in 2026, the largest ownership share in the survey.[29]
  • 12.5% of surveyed Indian laptop users owned ASUS laptops in 2026.[29]
  • 14.4% of surveyed Indian laptop users wanted an Apple laptop next in 2026, twice its current 7.1% ownership share.[29]

Influencer Marketing in the electronics and semiconductors sector (sector benchmark)

  • 5% of technology marketers globally reported dedicated but shrinking creator or influencer budgets in Nielsen’s 2026 survey.[31]
  • 64% of technology marketers globally reported dedicated and growing budgets for creator or influencer marketing in Nielsen’s 2026 survey.[31]
  • 27% of technology marketers globally reported dedicated but flat creator or influencer budgets in Nielsen’s 2026 survey.[31]
  • 91% of Snapchatters in Saudi Arabia consider influencer or creator reviews more authentic and trustworthy than traditional reviews for electronics, in 2025.[32]
  • 88% of Snapchatters in Saudi Arabia consider creators’ social-media recommendations as trustworthy as recommendations from friends and family for electronics, in 2025.[32]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Operations coverage quantifies U.S. manufacturing changes and warranty-cost burdens. U.S. computer and electronic product manufacturing saw a 2.6% increase in labor productivity in 2025.

Process optimization in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 0.5% was the 2025 increase in output in U.S. computer and electronic product manufacturing.[33]
  • 2.2% was the 2024 increase in productivity for U.S. computer and electronic products manufacturing.[33]
  • 2.0% was the 2025 decrease in hours worked in U.S. computer and electronic product manufacturing.[33]
  • 0.1% was the 2024 increase in output for U.S. computer and electronic products manufacturing.[33]
  • 2.6% was the 2025 increase in labor productivity in U.S. computer and electronic product manufacturing.[33]

Operational efficiency in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 21,588 million dollars was Lenovo’s fourth-quarter 2025/26 revenue worldwide.[22]
  • 142 million dollars was Lenovo’s year-over-year improvement in Infrastructure Solutions Group operating profit in 2025/26.[1]
  • 26,643 private establishments operated in U.S. computer and electronic product manufacturing in the first quarter of 2026.[33]
  • 19.2 billion dollars was Lenovo’s 2025/26 Infrastructure Solutions Group revenue worldwide.[1]
  • 83,075 million dollars was Lenovo’s 2025/26 full-year revenue worldwide.[22]

Quality management in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 764 million dollars was HP’s warranty-claims cost in 2025.[34]
  • 2.02 billion dollars was paid in warranty claims by U.S. computer OEMs in 2025.[34]
  • 952 million dollars was Dell Technologies’ fiscal-2026 value of honored warranty service obligations.[12]
  • 1.05% was the average warranty accrual rate for U.S. computer original-equipment manufacturers in 2025.[34]
  • 897 million dollars was Dell’s warranty-claims cost in 2025.[34]

Supply chain in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 94% of HP’s supplier receivables were represented by its three largest outsourced-manufacturer balances at October 31, 2025.[12]
  • 73,567 thousand PCs were shipped by Lenovo worldwide in 2025.[11]
  • 16,963 thousand PCs were shipped by Acer worldwide in 2025.[11]
  • 24,826 thousand PCs were shipped by Apple worldwide in 2025.[11]
  • 41,392 thousand PCs were shipped by Dell worldwide in 2025.[11]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the electronics and semiconductors sector (sector benchmark)

  • Approximately 60% of global semiconductor assembly, test and packaging was outsourced in 2022, while under 2% was performed in the United States.[35]
  • U.S. semiconductor firms outsourced 1.5% of their total chip output to China-based foundries in January 2024, according to a Bureau of Industry and Security survey.[36]
  • More than 75% of global semiconductor wafer-fab capacity was located in Asia in 2022, rising to 90% for assembly and testing.[3]
  • China- and Taiwan-based outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers commanded roughly 80% of the global OSAT market in 2022.[3]
  • Over 80% of surveyed integrated device manufacturers used external production for some front-end fabrication in 2022, with foundries receiving an average 19.6% of product revenue.[35]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Finance indicators map margin and pricing pressure to PC shipment economics. Dell Technologies’ fiscal-2026 gross-margin percentage worldwide was 20.0%.

Pricing strategy in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 1.0% was the decline in U.S. import prices for computer and electronic product manufacturing during 2025.[33]
  • 15.3% was Dell’s worldwide PC market share in 2025.[11]
  • 9.2% was Apple’s worldwide PC market share in 2025.[11]
  • 3.1% was the cumulative decline in U.S. import prices for computer and electronic product manufacturing from December 2022 to December 2025.[33]
  • 21.3% was HP’s worldwide PC market share in 2025.[11]

Cost reduction in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 432,105 thousand New Taiwan dollars was Acer’s 2025 inventory write-down reversal.[14]
  • 0.8 percentage points was Lenovo’s 2024/25 year-over-year decline in expense-to-revenue ratio.[37]
  • 3% was Lenovo’s 2025/26 full-year operating-expense ratio reduction from the prior year, falling to 12.9%.[37]
  • 1.5 percentage points was HP’s fiscal-2025 gross-margin decline caused partly by commodity and tariff costs and mix shifts.[38]
  • 5% was the decrease in Acer’s 2025 inventory cost of revenues compared with 2024, measured in reported currency.[14]

Profitability in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 20.0% was Dell Technologies’ fiscal-2026 gross-margin percentage worldwide.[10]
  • 5.6% was Lenovo’s 2024/25 EBITDA margin worldwide.[37]
  • 2.1% was Lenovo’s 2024/25 pre-tax income margin worldwide.[37]
  • 15.4% was Lenovo’s 2025/26 gross-profit margin worldwide.[22]
  • 44.8% was Dell Technologies’ fiscal-2026 services gross-margin percentage worldwide.[10]

Financial planning in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 10.4 billion dollars was Dell Technologies’ fiscal-2026 services gross margin in absolute dollars worldwide.[10]
  • 22.7 billion dollars was Dell Technologies’ fiscal-2026 gross margin in absolute dollars worldwide.[10]
  • 9,547 million dollars was Lenovo’s 2025/26 full-year operating expenses worldwide.[22]
  • 83,075 million dollars was Lenovo’s 2025/26 full-year revenue used in its financial planning base worldwide.[22]
  • 12.3 billion dollars was Dell Technologies’ fiscal-2026 product gross margin in absolute dollars worldwide.[10]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Product and service signals capture R&D allocation, circularity, and repairability. Apple’s MacBook Neo in 2026 used 60% recycled content overall.

Product development in the computer manufacturing industry

  • $2.8 billion was Dell Technologies’ research and development expense in fiscal 2024, worldwide.[12]
  • $3.1 billion was Dell Technologies’ research and development expense in fiscal 2026, primarily supporting product development, worldwide.[12]
  • 100% recycled copper was used in the heat-sink fin stack of the 16-inch MacBook Pro introduced in 2023.[39]
  • 3.2% of Dell Technologies’ revenue was allocated to research and development in fiscal 2025, worldwide.[10]
  • 60% recycled content was included overall in Apple’s MacBook Neo launched in 2026.[39]

Product lifecycle in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 11.5% of Cisco-returned material was sent for reuse in fiscal 2024, supporting product-lifecycle extension.[40]
  • 7.9% of Cisco-returned material was sent for reuse in fiscal 2022, worldwide.[40]
  • 16% of HPE units processed in 2025 were recycled rather than refurbished, worldwide.[14]
  • 4.7% of Cisco-returned material was sent for reuse in fiscal 2025, worldwide.[40]
  • 12.1% of Cisco-returned material was sent for reuse in fiscal 2023, worldwide.[40]

After-sales in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 8 out of 10 was iFixit’s repairability score for Microsoft Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 in 2024.[41]
  • 11-plus replaceable components were included in the Surface Pro 11 and Laptop 7 designs evaluated for repairability in 2024.[41]
  • 47% of spare parts used for computer-equipment after-sales service were in the sustaining-growth phase in the study.[8]
  • $1.385 billion was held in warranty reserves by U.S.-based computer manufacturers at the end of 2024.[13]
  • 2% of spare parts used for computer-equipment after-sales service were in the initial circulation phase for newly launched products.[8]

Value proposition in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 30% of material across Apple products shipped in 2025 came from recycled content, supporting the company’s sustainability value proposition.[39]
  • 24% of material shipped in Apple products came from recycled or renewable sources in 2024.[39]
  • 50% or more recycled content was used in Apple’s carbon-neutral Mac mini announced in 2024.[42]
  • 71.5 million PCs were shipped worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2025.[11]
  • 100% renewable electricity was used to manufacture Apple’s carbon-neutral Mac mini announced in 2024.[42]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Sustainability and ethics metrics track renewable energy, recycled inputs, and forced-labor benchmarks. Acer’s electricity was 60% renewable in 2024.

Sustainability in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 50 million Acer computers and monitors produced from 2020 to 2024 used post-consumer recycled plastics.[43]
  • 81% of Acer’s critical suppliers had committed to RE100 or established science-based carbon-reduction targets in 2024.[43]
  • 43.9% was the reduction in Acer notebook energy consumption compared with 2016 in 2024.[44]
  • 60% of Acer’s electricity came from renewable sources in 2024, ahead of its target, across its global operations.[43]
  • 45% was the reduction in Acer desktop-computer energy consumption compared with 2016 in 2024.[44]

ESG in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 238 million people had benefited from Dell strategic giving and volunteering programs by the latest figure reported on its ESG webpage.[45]
  • 10 consecutive years was Dell’s recognition by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies.[45]
  • 50% of Dell employees participated in employee resource groups according to the company’s ESG webpage.[45]
  • 44% was the increase in people reached through Lenovo employee volunteerism in FY 2024/25.[1]

Ethics in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 63 out of 100 was Dell’s score in the same technology-sector forced-labor benchmark.[46]
  • 68 out of 100 was Apple’s score in a Business & Human Rights Resource Centre technology-sector forced-labor benchmark.[46]
  • Approximately 1% of people in Apple’s supply chain were foreign contract workers, a group the company identifies as facing elevated forced-labor risk.[39]
  • 69 out of 100 was HP’s score in the same technology-sector forced-labor benchmark.[46]
  • 68 out of 100 was Intel’s score in the same technology-sector forced-labor benchmark.[46]

CSR in the computer manufacturing industry

  • $2.5 million was invested by Lenovo in employee-engagement initiatives during FY 2023/24.[22]
  • 66 Lenovo offices participated in the company’s Love on Global Month of Service in September 2023.[14]
  • 15 million lives was Lenovo’s direct-impact goal for its social-investment programs by 2025.[22]
  • $16.7 million was invested by Lenovo in strategic community partnerships during FY 2023/24.[22]
  • 0.5% of pretax income is Lenovo’s stated minimum target for global social-investment programs.[22]

Circular economy in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 31,215,971 kilograms was Lenovo’s cumulative use of net closed-loop post-consumer recycled content through 2024.[22]
  • 60% recycled plastic was used in the casing of Acer Aspire Vero 16 in 2024.[44]
  • 222 Lenovo products used closed-loop post-consumer recycled content in 2024.[22]
  • 152,089,227 kilograms was Lenovo’s cumulative gross use of recycled plastics in products through 2024.[22]

Carbon footprint in the computer manufacturing industry

  • 39.71 million metric tons of CO2e was Apple’s total product-related Scope 3 carbon footprint for fiscal year 2025.[39]
  • 2.37 million metric tons of CO2e came from Apple product transportation in fiscal year 2025.[39]
  • 4.92 million metric tons of CO2e came from Apple product use in fiscal year 2025.[39]
  • 32.34 million metric tons of CO2e came from Apple product manufacturing in fiscal year 2025.[39]
  • 38.8% was Acer’s reduction in verified value-chain Scope 3 emissions from its 2020 baseline in 2024.[44]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Globalization coverage quantifies exports, local procurement, and multinational operating footprints. Quanta’s FY2024 exports saw 65.14% going to the United States.

Globalization in the computer manufacturing industry

  • Approximately 48% of TD SYNNEX’s fiscal-2025 consolidated revenue was generated by international operations.[14]
  • Quanta operated assembly sites and after-sales service centers in Taiwan, the United States, Mexico, Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam in FY2024.[14]
  • Intel reported $15.757 billion of 2025 revenue billed to U.S. customers, $12.694 billion to China, $9.535 billion to Singapore and $7.672 billion to Taiwan.[15]
  • 65.14% of Quanta Computer’s FY2024 exports went to the United States, compared with 6.08% to Mainland China and 3.98% to Japan.[14]
  • AMD recorded $11.363 billion of 2025 sales to U.S. customers, $7.751 billion to China including Hong Kong, $5.186 billion to Taiwan and $4.284 billion to Singapore.[14]

Cultural adaptation in the computer manufacturing industry

  • Lenovo’s AI PCs represented 33% of its total PC shipments in the second quarter of FY2025/26, up 16 percentage points year over year.[1]
  • Quanta’s 2025 local-procurement ratio was 9.51% in Vietnam, 2.90% in Thailand, 1.77% in Mexico and 0.11% in Germany.[14]
  • Acer’s Pan Asia Pacific region contributed 50.2% of revenue in 2023, compared with 25.1% for Pan America and 24.7% for EMEA.[58]
  • Lenovo held a 30.4% worldwide market share in Windows-based AI PCs during FY2024/25, according to IDC cited in its annual report.[14]
  • Acer’s 2025 regional revenue mix was 52.7% Pan Asia Pacific, 24.5% Pan America and 22.8% EMEA, reflecting geographically differentiated market coverage.[14]

Supplier management in the computer manufacturing industry

  • NVIDIA used TSMC and Samsung for wafer fabrication, SK Hynix, Micron and Samsung for memory, and Hon Hai, Wistron and Fabrinet for assembly, testing and packaging in fiscal 2026.[21]
  • Intel’s global supply chain encompassed thousands of suppliers worldwide in 2025.[15]
  • Quanta’s average global local-procurement ratio reached 46.79% in 2025.[14]
  • Lenovo’s FY2025/26 spending on small and underrepresented U.S. suppliers exceeded 20% of its total U.S. expenditure.[22]
  • Three Lenovo suppliers—Acbel, Bison and Simplo—received ESG awards at Lenovo’s 2025 Supplier Conference.[59]

Stakeholder management in the computer manufacturing industry

  • AMD reported that no customer accounted for at least 10% of consolidated net revenue in fiscal 2025 or 2024.[14]
  • Intel’s three largest customers represented 43% of total net revenue in 2025, down from 45% in 2024.[15]
  • One AMD Client and Gaming segment customer represented 18% of consolidated net revenue in fiscal 2023.[14]
  • Broadcom’s five largest end customers accounted for approximately 40% of revenue through all channels in fiscal 2025.[60]
  • Quanta reported long-term, integrated strategic partnerships with leading technology brands in its 2024 sustainability reporting.[20]

Distribution channels in the computer manufacturing industry

  • Supermicro sold products through both direct sales and indirect channels in fiscal 2026.[12]
  • TD SYNNEX maintained electronic connections with OEM suppliers for purchase orders, order-status updates and shipment notifications in fiscal 2025.[14]
  • Corsair’s Amazon e-retailer channel generated 30.7% of net revenue in 2023, 26.0% in 2022 and 26.7% in 2021.[58]
  • Approximately 48% of TD SYNNEX’s consolidated revenue came from international operations in fiscal 2025, supporting OEM distribution across regions.[14]
  • Corsair sold products in 2023 through e-retail and retail channels as well as direct-to-consumer channels worldwide.[58]

Key questions about the computer manufacturing industry

What was the worldwide PC market size in 2025?
Worldwide PC shipments reached 270.218 million units in 2025, up from 247.646 million in 2024.
How fast did PC shipments grow in 2025?
Global PC shipments rose 9.1% in 2025, with Windows 11 upgrades, replacement demand, and AI-PC launches supporting production.
Which companies lead the computer manufacturing industry?
Apple leads Gitnux's 2026 computer manufacturing ranking with an Overall score of 9.3, with 9.2% worldwide PC market share in 2025. Lenovo is the highest-ranked server and storage maker at 9.2, with 27.2% worldwide PC market share in 2025.
What technology shifts mattered most for 2025 production and demand?
Growth in 2025 was supported by Windows 11 replacement activity, business refresh cycles, and AI-PC promotion.
How concentrated are PC vendor shipments?
The six leading vendors accounted for 86.1% of worldwide shipments in 2025: 27.2%, 21.3%, 15.3%, 9.2%, 6.9%, and 6.3%.
What risks did analysts flag around memory supplies for PC and AI-server output?
Gartner identified anticipated memory price increases and shortages as risks, while Wistron reported AI-server demand tightened HBM and DDR5 supply and increased component lead times and costs.
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