Editing Desktop computer (section)

===Resurgence===
[[File:MSI-Gaming-PC 2024-09-30.png|thumb|An [[Micro-Star International|MSI]] [[Gaming computer|gaming desktop]] computer from the 2020s]]
Towards the middle of the 2010s, media sources began to question the existence of the post-PC trend, at least as conventionally defined, stating that the so-called post-PC devices are just other portable forms of PCs joining traditional desktop PCs which still have their own operation areas and evolve.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/8/9/9115503/post-pc-is-just-pc|title=There's no such thing as post-PC|author=tomwarren|publisher=Vox Media|work=The Verge|date=August 9, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/so-whatever-happened-to-post-pc-1612947222|title=So What Ever Happened to Post-PC?|author=Darren Orf|publisher=Gawker Media|work=Gizmodo|date=August 11, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The 'Post-PC Era' Never Really Happened…and Likely Won't|url=https://techpinions.com/the-post-pc-era-never-really-happened-and-likely-wont/53610|access-date=2020-10-02|website=Tech.pinions|language=en-US|archive-date=October 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005161036/https://techpinions.com/the-post-pc-era-never-really-happened-and-likely-wont/53610|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Epps|first=Sarah Rotman|date=|title=The Post-PC Era: It's Real, But It Doesn't Mean What You Think|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forrester/2011/05/17/the-post-pc-era-its-real-but-it-doesnt-mean-what-you-think-it-does/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810232601/https://www.forbes.com/sites/forrester/2011/05/17/the-post-pc-era-its-real-but-it-doesnt-mean-what-you-think-it-does/?sh=2203319a19a5 |archive-date=Aug 10, 2021 |access-date=2020-10-02|website=[[Forbes]]|language=en}}</ref>

Although for casual use traditional desktops and laptops have seen a decline in sales, in 2018, global PC sales experienced a resurgence, driven by the business market.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://bgr.com/2018/07/13/pc-sales-growth-numbers-show-first-rise-in-six-years/|title=PC sales show first rise in six years|date=2018-07-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/13/17567760/pc-sales-growth-idc-gartner-july-2018|title=PC sales are growing for the first time in six years|date=2018-07-13}}</ref> Desktops remain a solid fixture in the commercial and educational sectors.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eweek.com/pc-hardware/why-the-much-hyped-post-pc-era-never-arrived|title=Why the Much-Hyped Post-PC Era Never Arrived|date=10 January 2015}}</ref> In 2019 the global PC market recorded its first full year of growth in eight years. Inclusive of desktops, notebooks and workstations, 268.1 million units were shipped, up 2.7% on 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canalys.com/newsroom/canalys-global-pc-market-q4-2019-full-year-2019|title=Global PC market share Q4 2019 and full year 2019|website=canalysis|date=17 January 2020}}</ref> According to the [[International Data Group|International Data Corporation (IDC)]], PC sales shot up 14.8% between 2020 and 2021 and desktop market grew faster than the laptop market in the second quarter of 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS48069721|title=PC Demand Remained Strong in the Second Quarter Amid Early Signs That Market Conditions May Be Cooling, According to IDC|website=idc.com|date=12 July 2021|access-date=February 2, 2023|archive-date=February 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202181924/https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS48069721|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS48770422|title=Growth Streak for Traditional PCs Continues During Holiday Quarter of 2021, According to IDC|website=idc.com|date=12 January 2022|access-date=February 2, 2023|archive-date=February 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202181934/https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS48770422|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/the-desktop-pc-is-making-a-comeback-heres-why|title=The desktop PC is making a comeback – here's why|website=[[TechRadar]]|date= 13 July 2021}}</ref> Total PC shipments during 2021 reached 348.8 million units, up 14.8% from 2020. This represents the highest level of shipments the PC market has seen since 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestreet.com/technology/pcs-make-their-comeback-as-pandemic-changes-how-we-work|title=PCs Make Their Comeback as Pandemic Changes How We Work|website=[[TheStreet.com]]|date=12 January 2022}}</ref> In addition, [[gaming computer|gaming desktops]] have seen a global revenue increase of 54% annually.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.gfk.com/insights/press-release/pc-gaming-still-on-the-rise/|title= PC Gaming Still On the Rise}}</ref> For gaming the global market of gaming desktops, laptops, and monitors was expected to grow to 61.1 million shipments by the end of 2023, up from 42.1 million, with desktops growing from 15.1 million shipments to 19 million.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS44999019| title=Shipments of Personal Computing Devices for Gaming Forecast to Deliver Solid Growth, According to IDC| access-date=2019-05-16| archive-date=2020-10-03| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003082901/https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS44999019| url-status=dead}}</ref> [[PC game|PC gaming]] as a whole accounts for 28% of the total gaming market as of 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.pcgamesn.com/pc-game-sales-numbers-market-share-2017 |title=PC accounted for 28% of the game market in 2017|date=December 20, 2017 }}</ref> This is partially due to the increasing affordability of desktop PCs.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/10/18176297/pc-gaming-most-exciting-radical-experiments-future-products-ces-2019|title=Gaming is driving the wildest PC experiments|date=2019-01-10}}</ref> In 2024 255.5 million PCs (including desktops and laptops) were shipped, up from 246 million in 2023 - a 3.8% year-over-year growth with [[Lenovo]] maintaining the largest market share.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techradar.com/pro/pc-sales-are-rising-once-again-and-its-probably-no-surprise-who-is-leading-the-way|title=PC sales are rising once again, and it's probably no surprise who is leading the way|website=[[TechRadar]]|date= 14 January 2025}}</ref>