BEIJING - The global personal computer (PC) market for the first quarter (Q1) of this year has recorded the strongest year-on-year growth in two decades considering the weak Q1 performance in 2020, data by the global research and advisory firm Gartner showed.

In the Q1 of 2021, worldwide PC shipments totaled 69.9 million units, up 32 percent year-on-year, the company's preliminary results showed.

The growth was the fastest since the company began tracking the PC market in 2000, Gartner said.

The Chinese PC market has experienced a particularly high year-on-year growth in the first three months of the year, with the growth rate reaching 70 percent, said the firm.

Global PC giant Lenovo remained the top vendor by shipments in Q1 this year, with its global market share reaching 25.1 percent and shipments totaling 17.55 million units.