But that number has been rising for two years, according to recent survey results from the International Data Corporation.
The International Data Corporation is more cautious about the laptop market.
The industry is expected to grow 12 percent, to $14 billion, this year, according to the International Data Corporation.
The International Data Corporation pegged the decline at 1.9 percent, to 30.4 million.
More than four million of these machines were sold nationally, according to International Data Corporation.
But a recent study by the International Data Corporation offers a contrasting view.
Now projections are being trimmed further, down to 3 percent growth, according to estimates by the International Data Corporation.
International Data Corporation, another research firm, predicts 20 million.
According to the International Data Corporation, some 9.8 billion electronic messages are sent each day.
According to the International Data Corporation, the mail-order business makes up 5 percent of the $26.9 billion market.