IDC just released their latest worldwide PC sales tracking report. Bottom line, Apple maintained their relative position at number five, behind Lenovo, HP, Dell, and Acer Group, but showed explosive growth, moving from a 5.8% share of the market in 4Q2013 to 7.1% in 4Q2014.

Growth from 5.8% to 7.1% is no small potatoes. That’s a 22% increase in global market share over a one year period.

In the US, Apple is number three, behind HP and Dell, growing from 11.3% to 12.7% year over year.