Apple cracked the top five of IDC’s list of global personal computer makers for the third quarter, placing fifth by squeezing out Taiwan’s Asus.

According to IDC, Apple sold nearly 5 million Macs in the September quarter, or 6.3% of the worldwide total. That number, if it holds, would represent year-over-year growth of about 9%.

In the U.S., Apple climbed from fourth place to third during the quarter, accounting for 13% of all shipments.

Apple has been in IDC’s top five before, said Jay Chou, an analyst with the research firm. In the third quarter of 2013, IDC initially pegged Asus as the fifth-largest, but when the final numbers came in from Apple, the Cupertino, Calf. company had supplanted the Asian manufacturer.

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