About
Lenovo's defining moment came in 2005, when the Chinese PC maker — then known as Legend — bought IBM's personal computer division for US$1.75 billion, a 'snake swallowing an elephant' deal that stunned the tech world. The acquisition brought the iconic ThinkPad brand and IBM's enterprise customers, and overnight turned a Chinese company into a global PC player. Seventeen years later, Lenovo is the world's largest PC maker. The business spans four groups: intelligent devices (ThinkPad and Yoga laptops, IdeaPad consumer PCs, and Motorola smartphones), infrastructure solutions (servers, storage, and networking — its ThinkSystem servers power data centers worldwide), solutions & services (IT services and managed infrastructure), and its new bet on AI infrastructure, including servers packed with Nvidia GPUs. Its factories use the 'global-local' model — manufacturing in China, Mexico, India, and Hungary to serve regional markets. Headquartered in Beijing (with operational HQ in Morrisville, North Carolina) and listed in Hong Kong, Lenovo employs about 75,000 people and generates annual revenue near US$60 billion. For the PC industry, Lenovo is the volume leader that survived the market's decline by diversifying into enterprise IT — the company that bought IBM's PC business and then, in 2014, IBM's x86 server business too.
Also known as: Lenovo
Frequently Asked Questions
What country is Lenovo from?+
Lenovo is from China. The company was founded in Beijing in 1984 and is one of the world's largest PC manufacturers.
Who makes Lenovo computers?+
Lenovo makes its own computers. It acquired IBM's PC division in 2005, which brought the ThinkPad brand, and manufactures in China, India, Mexico and Brazil.
What companies does Lenovo own?+
Lenovo owns Motorola Mobility (smartphones, acquired from Google in 2014), German PC maker Medion, and has joint ventures with NEC (Japan) and Fujitsu.
When was Lenovo founded?+
Lenovo was founded in 1984 in Beijing as Legend, and adopted the name Lenovo in 2003. It listed in Hong Kong in 1994.
