Created: Dec 9, 2025
Updated: Feb 2, 2026
If we compare the units sold worldwide, laptops sell 61% more units than desktop computers (2019). The revenue generated in the laptop market worldwide is projected to reach US$60.58bn in 2025. The laptop market is gigantic, with not that many key players. However, those players invest heavily in R&D to introduce more advanced models earlier than their competitors. Thanks to that, big companies can target niche consumers, such as gamers, and create laptops tailored to their needs. Nowadays, you can find a laptop of any taste, from a light, portable one to one that, by weight and specs, reminds you of a desktop machine.
This information cluster provides key details about the largest laptop manufacturers: their headquarters, where their operations and research are conducted, and the products they currently offer.
Lenovo
Legal name: Lenovo Group Limited
Establishment: November 1, 1984
Headquarters: Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
Key Operations Centers: Beijing, China, and Morrisville, USA.
R&D: Lenovo has research centers in Beijing, Singapore, Morrisville, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Chengdu, Nanjing, Wuhan, and Yamato (Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan).
Manufacturers: Lenovo operates manufacturing facilities in Chengdu and Hefei, China; Japan; India; the USA; Mexico; Brazil; and Germany.
Current laptop lines: Essential, IdeaPad, Legion, ThinkBook, ThinkPad, ThinkPad Yoga, Yoga.
Processors: Intel (Core series, Xeon); AMD (Ryzen, EPYC); Qualcomm (Snapdragon for mobile devices); MediaTek (for select tablets and devices).
Company product portfolio: Laptops, Desktops, Tablets, Smartphones, Servers and Storage, Workstations, Smart Devices, Monitors.
Dell (Formerly PC Limited.)
Legal name: Dell Technologies Inc.
Establishment: February 1, 1984 (under the name Dell Computer Corporation in 1987)
Headquarters: Round Rock, Texas, USA
Key Operations Centers: Limerick, Ireland; Liverpool, UK; Tilburg, Netherlands; Gothenburg, Sweden; and Johannesburg, South Africa.
R&D: Austin, Texas, USA; Bangalore, India; Shanghai, China; Singapore; Israel.
Manufacturers: China, Malaysia, Brazil, Ireland, India, Mexico, USA (for select custom builds).
Current laptop lines: Inspiron, Latitude, XPS, Alienware.
Processors: Intel (Core series, Xeon); AMD (Ryzen, EPYC); ARM (for select cloud solutions); NVIDIA (for select high-performance computing).
Company product portfolio: Laptops, Desktops, Servers and Storage, Monitors and Peripherals, Workstations, Networking Equipment, Data Center Solutions.
Asus
Legal name: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Establishment: April 2, 1989
Headquarters: Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan
Key Operations Centers: Taipei, Taiwan; Fremont, California, USA; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Milan, Italy; Moscow, Russia; Sydney, Australia.
R&D: Taipei, Taiwan; Suzhou, China; Bangalore, India.
Manufacturers: Taiwan (Taipei, Luzhu, Nangang, Guishan), mainland China (Suzhou, Chongqing), Mexico (Ciudad Juárez), Brazil, and the Czech Republic (Ostrava).
Current laptop lines: ASUSPRO, Expertbook, ProArt, Republic of Gamers, Transformer, TUF, Vivobook, ZenBook, and Zephyrus.
Processors: Intel (Core series, Xeon), AMD (Ryzen, Threadripper), and Qualcomm (Snapdragon for mobile devices).
Company product portfolio: Laptops, Desktops, Graphics Cards, Motherboards, Smartphones, Networking Equipment, Monitors, Peripherals, Servers, and Workstations.
Acer
Legal name: Acer Incorporated
Establishment: August 1, 1976
Headquarters: Xizhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Key Operations Centers: New Taipei City, Taiwan; San Jose, California, USA; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Bangalore, India; Shanghai, China.
R&D: New Taipei City, Taiwan; Taoyuan, Taiwan; Chongqing, China.
Manufacturers: Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil (for Latin America), and Hungary (for Europe).
Current laptop lines: Aspire, Enduro, Extensa, Nitro, Packard Bell, Predator, Spin, Swift, TravelMate.
Processors: Intel (Core series), AMD (Ryzen), ARM (for select Chromebooks).
Company product portfolio: Laptops, Desktops, Monitors, Tablets, Projectors, Gaming Accessories, Chromebooks.
Apple
Legal name: Apple Inc.
Establishment: April 1, 1976
Headquarters: Cupertino, California, Silicon Valley, USA.
Key Operations Centers: Cupertino, California, USA; Arizona, USA; Cork, Ireland; Shanghai, China.
R&D: Cupertino, California; San Diego, California, USA; Herzliya, Israel; Shanghai, China; Munich, Germany.
Manufacturers: China (Foxconn, Pegatron, Wistron); India (Foxconn, Wistron); Vietnam; Brazil; Malaysia; USA (for specific components).
Current laptop lines: MacBook Air, MacBook Pro.
Processors: Apple Silicon (M1, M2, A-series chips)
Company product portfolio: iPhone, iPad, Mac (e.g., MacBook, iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro), Apple Watch, AirPods, HomePod, Apple TV, Software (e.g., iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS), Services (e.g., Apple Music, iCloud, Apple TV+, App Store).
HP Inc.
Legal name: HP Inc.
Establishment: November 1, 2015 (HP Inc. as a successor of the original Hewlett-Packard Company, which was founded in 1939).
Headquarters: Palo Alto, California, USA
Key Operations Centers: Palo Alto, California, USA; Houston, Texas, USA; Tokyo, Japan.
R&D: Palo Alto, California, USA; Bristol, United Kingdom.
Manufacturers: China, Thailand, Malaysia, Mexico, the Czech Republic, Brazil, and Singapore.
Current laptop lines: EliteBook, OmniBook, ProBook, ZBook.
Processors: Intel (Core series, Xeon), AMD (Ryzen, EPYC), NVIDIA (for select high-performance computing and AI solutions), ARM (in select specialized products).
Company product portfolio: Laptops, Desktops, Printers, Monitors and Accessories, 3D Printing Solutions, Servers and Storage Solutions (HPE – Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a separate entity), Software and Services (e.g., HP Smart, HP Instant Ink).
MSI
Legal name: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
Establishment: August 4, 1986
Headquarters: New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Key Operations Centres: Taipei, Taiwan (Headquarters). MSI has offices around the world; however, the information on which locations are the key hubs is undisclosed.
R&D: Taipei, Taiwan; Shenzhen, China; Kunshan, China; USA (Silicon Valley, California); Germany (Frankfurt).
Manufacturers: In-house manufacturing facilities in Taiwan and China, and undisclosed outsourced production partners in Asia.
Current laptop lines: Titan Series, Raider Series, Stealth Series, Vector Series, Leopard Series, Thin Series, Cyborg and Katana Series, Creator Z Series, Creator M Series, Summit Series, Prestige Series, Modern Series, WS Series.
Processors: Intel, AMD.
Company product portfolio: Gaming laptops; Desktop PCs; Graphics cards; Motherboards; All-in-one PCs; Monitors; Networking equipment; PC peripherals (e.g., keyboards, mice).
Microsoft
Legal name: Microsoft Corporation
Establishment: April 4, 1975
Headquarters: Redmond, Washington, USA
Key Operations Centers: Redmond, Washington, USA; Silicon Valley, California, USA; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Dublin, Ireland; Stockholm, Sweden.
R&D: Redmond, Washington, USA; Cambridge, UK; Beijing, China; Bangalore, India; Herzliya, Israel.
Manufacturers: Foxconn Technology Group (Taiwan/China), Pegatron Corporation (Taiwan/China), Flex Ltd. (Singapore/Global), and Quanta Computer Inc. (Taiwan).
Current laptop lines: Surface Laptop Series, Surface Book Series, Surface Laptop Studio.
Processors: Intel, AMD, and ARM-based processors.
Company product portfolio: Windows operating systems, Microsoft Office Suite (Office 365), Surface devices (laptops, tablets, and accessories), Xbox gaming consoles, Azure cloud computing services, Microsoft Teams and collaboration tools, LinkedIn (professional networking), and Dynamics 365 (enterprise software).
Razer
Legal name: Razer Inc.
Establishment: January 27, 2005 (the brand was founded in 1998).
Headquarters: Singapore and Irvine, California, USA
Key Operations Centres: Singapore (overall company’s operations); San Francisco, California, USA; Hamburg, Germany; Shanghai, China.
R&D: Singapore; San Francisco, California, USA; Hamburg, Germany; Shenzhen, China.
Manufacturers: Foxconn Technology Group (Taiwan/China), Flex Ltd. (Singapore/Global), and other contracted manufacturers in Asia
Current laptop lines: Razer Blade Series, Razer Book Series.
Processors: Intel, AMD.
Company product portfolio: Gaming Laptops, Gaming Peripherals, Gaming Accessories, Gaming Consoles, Chroma RGB Lighting, Software, Gaming Chairs, and Smart Home Devices.
LG
Legal name: LG Electronics Inc.
Establishment: October 1, 1958 (as GoldStar; rebranded to LG Electronics in 1995)
Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea
Key Operations Centers: Seoul, South Korea (Global Headquarters); São Paulo, Brazil; Michigan, USA; Eschborn, Germany; Shanghai, China; Tokyo, Japan.
R&D: Seoul, South Korea; Bengaluru, India; Tokyo, Japan; Nanjing, China.
Manufacturers: In-house manufacturing facilities in South Korea, China, Vietnam, and Mexico; Mlawa, Poland; Manaus, Brazil; Contract manufacturing partners in Asia and Latin America.
Current laptop lines: LG Gram.
Processors: Mostly Intel and AMD.
Company product portfolio: Home Appliances, Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Vehicle Component Solutions, Business Solutions, Computer Products.
Samsung
Legal name: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Establishment: January 13, 1969 - entered the electronics market (1 March 1938 as a grocery trading company).
Headquarters: Samsung Digital City, Suwon, South Korea.
Key Operations Centers: Suwon, South Korea; Shenzhen, China; San Jose, California, USA; Munich, Germany; Tokyo, Japan; Singapore.
R&D: Hwaseong, Korea; Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel; San Jose, USA; Yokohama-shi, Japan; Montreal, Canada; Austin, USA; San Diego, USA; Cambridge, UK; Xian, China; Beijing, China; Bengaluru, India; Hsinchu.
Manufacturers: Giheung, Korea; Hwaseong, Korea; Pyeongtaek, Korea; Onyang, Korea; Austin, USA; Xi’an, Shaanxi, China; Suzhou, China; Tianjin, China.
Current laptop lines: Samsung Galaxy Book, Galaxy Book Flex, Galaxy Book ION, Galaxy Book Pro, Galaxy Book Odyssey, and Galaxy Chromebook.
Processors: Typically Intel and AMD; however, the Galaxy Book series also incorporates ARM-based processors.
Company product portfolio:
- Mobile Devices: Smartphones (Galaxy S, Galaxy Note, Galaxy A series), Tablets (Galaxy Tab series), Wearables (Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Buds);
- Home Appliances: Refrigerators, Washing Machines, Air Conditioners, Vacuum Cleaners, Microwaves; Consumer;
- Electronics: Televisions (QLED, MicroLED, The Frame), Soundbars, Monitors;
- Semiconductors: DRAM, NAND Flash, Exynos processors;
- Displays: OLED and QLED displays for smartphones, tablets, and TVs;
- Network Equipment: 5G Infrastructure, Network Security.
Xiaomi
Legal name: Xiaomi Corporation
Establishment: 6 April 2010
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Key Operations Centers: Beijing, China (Headquarters and major R&D); Bengaluru, India (Regional operations); Amsterdam, Netherlands; Den Haag, Netherlands; Singapore.
R&D: Beijing, China (Primary R&D headquarters); Shanghai, China (R&D center); Shenzhen, China (R&D center); Bengaluru, India (R&D center).
Manufacturers: Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Pegatron, Wistron.
Current laptop lines: Mi Notebook, RedmiBook.
Processors: Intel and AMD.
Company product portfolio: Smartphones, Smart Home Products, Wearables (Mi Band series, Amazfit smartwatches), Laptops, Tablets, Televisions (Mi TV series), other gadgets and smart devices (Mi Air Purifiers, Mi Mix series, etc.).
Huawei
Legal name: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Establishment: 15 September 1987.
Headquarters: Shenzhen, China.
Key Operations Centers: Shenzhen, China (Headquarters and major R&D); Dongguan, China (Manufacturing); Beijing, China (R&D and corporate operations); Munich, Germany (European operations and R&D); Bangalore, India (R&D and regional operations).
R&D: Huawei invests heavily in R&D and has several global R&D centers, including Shenzhen, China (its Global R&D headquarters); Beijing, China (its R&D center); Dongguan, China (its R&D center); Munich, Germany (its R&D center); and Bangalore, India (its R&D center).
Manufacturers: Shenzhen, China; Dongguan, China; Pune, India: local manufacturing for some products.
Current laptop lines: Huawei MateBook, Huawei MateBook E.
Processors: Intel, AMD.
Company product portfolio: Smartphones, Tablets, Laptops, Wearables, Telecommunications Equipment, Smart Home Products, and Televisions.
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