The company was founded in 1984 by Liu Chuanzhi and 10 other members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 1993, the company released China's first personal computer based on the 586 Pentium processor, and in 1996, the first laptop. In addition to computers and laptops, Lenovo also produces mobile phones.

Lenovo’s headquarters are located in Beijing (PRC), and the company is registered in Hong Kong. The company’s main research centers are located in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen (PRC), as well as in Yamato (Japan), Raleigh (North Carolina, USA) and Moscow (Russia) and India.