Between Q1 2005 and Q1 2006 Gateway was the highest-growing PC brand in the United States, growing its sales by 48.2%, while the US PC market grew 5.3%, IDC reported.
| US PC market in Q1 2006 | |||||
| Q1 2006 | Q1 2005 | Growth | |||
| Vendor | Shipments, 000 | Share | Shipments, 000 | Share | YTY |
| Dell | 4,992 | 32.3% | 4,977 | 33.9% | 0.3% |
| HP | 3,075 | 19.9% | 2,656 | 18.1% | 15.8% |
| Gateway | 1,230 | 8.0% | 830 | 5.7% | 48.2% |
| Toshiba | 631 | 4.1% | 509 | 3.5% | 24.0% |
| Apple | 566 | 3.7% | 549 | 3.7% | 3.1% |
| Lenovo | 539 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | N/A |
| Lenovo (Merged) | 539 | 3.5% | 555 | 3.8% | -2.9% |
| Others | 4,412 | 28.6% | 5,150 | 35.1% | -14.3% |
| All Vendors | 15,444 | 100.0% | 14,670 | 100.0% | 5.3% |
| Source: IDC | |||||