Gartner and IDC agree: HP shipped the most PCs in 2017

The PC market is still declining, according to research firm Gartner, while IDC found positive growth in Q4 2017 and determined it was the most stable year the market has seen since 2011. But the two agreed on the year’s top three computer makers: HP won, followed closely by Lenovo, with Dell bringing up the rear.

Both firms were also optimistic about the PC market, despite more quarters and years in the red than in the black. In short, Gartner and IDC believe computers have hit rock bottom, and a turnaround, or at least a plateau, is due.