Dell

"Dell Inc." redirects here. For its parent company, see Dell Technologies. For other uses, see Dell (disambiguation).

Dell Inc.
Formerly
  • PC's Limited (1984–1987)
  • Dell Computer Corporation (1987–2003)
Company typeSubsidiary
Nasdaq: DELL
Industry
FoundedMay 3, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-05-03) in Austin, Texas, U.S.
FounderMichael Dell
Headquarters
Round Rock, Texas
,
US[1]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
RevenueDecrease US$88.4 billion (2024)
Decrease US$5.21 billion (2024)
Increase US$3.21 billion (2024)
Total assetsDecrease US$82.1 billion (2024)
Total equityNegative increase US$–2.3 billion (2024)
Number of employees
c. 120,000[2]
ParentDell Technologies (2016–present)
Websitedell.com

Dell Inc. is an American technology company that develops, sells, repairs, and supports computers and related products and services. Dell is owned by its parent company, Dell Technologies.[3][4]

Dell sells personal computers (PCs), servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, computer peripherals, HDTVs, cameras, printers, and electronics built by other manufacturers. The company is known for how it manages its supply chain and electronic commerce. This includes Dell selling directly to customers and delivering PCs that the customer wants.[5][4] Dell was a pure hardware vendor until 2009 when it acquired Perot Systems. Dell then entered the market for IT services. The company has expanded storage and networking systems. In the late 2000s, it began expanding from offering computers only to delivering a range of technology for enterprise customers.[6]

Dell is a subsidiary of Dell Technologies, Inc., a publicly traded company, as well as a component of the NASDAQ-100 and S&P 500. Dell is ranked 31st on the Fortune 500 list in 2022,[7] up from 76th in 2021.[8] It is also the sixth-largest company in Texas by total revenue, according to Fortune magazine. It is the second-largest non-oil company in Texas.[9][10] As of 2024, it is the world's third-largest personal computer vendor by unit sales, after Lenovo and HP.[11]

In 2015, Dell acquired the enterprise technology firm EMC Corporation. Dell and EMC became divisions of Dell Technologies. Dell EMC sells data storage, information security, virtualization, analytics, and cloud computing.[12]

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  3. ^ "Form 10-K | Dell Technologies". investors.delltechnologies.com. 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020. As of January 31, 2020, we had approximately 165,000 total full-time employees
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  8. ^ "Dell Technologies". Fortune. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
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  10. ^ "Fortune 500 2010: States: Texas Companies". CNN.
  11. ^ "Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Increased 0.3% in Fourth Quarter of 2023 but Declined 14.8% for the Year". Gartner. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "Dell EMC". Forbes. Retrieved November 8, 2020.