IDC published the data on US PC market in Q2 2005. 14,748,000 computers were shipped, representing 11.7% growth, and Dell had 34.7% market share, far ahead of its closest rival, HP.
| United States PC market in Q2 2005 | |||||
| Q2 2005 | Q2 2004 | ||||
| Vendor | Shipments | Share | Shipments | Share | YTY growth |
| Dell | 5,111 | 34.7% | 4,396 | 33.3% | 16.3% |
| HP | 2,761 | 18.7% | 2,579 | 19.5% | 7.0% |
| Gateway | 890 | 6.0% | 703 | 5.3% | 26.6% |
| Apple | 658 | 4.5% | 495 | 3.7% | 33.0% |
| Lenovo | 611 | 4.1% | 0 | 0.0% | N/A |
| Others | 4,718 | 32.0% | 5,028 | 38.1% | -6.2% |
| All Vendors | 14,748 | 100.0% | 13,201 | 100.0% | 11.7% |
| Source: IDC | |||||