Worldwide shipments of Augmented Reality (AR) headsets are forecast to decline 8.7% year over year to nearly 260,000 units by the end of 2022, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker. While a decline for such a nascent technology may seem abrupt, volumes have been slowing in recent quarters due to the shaky financials of some of the top companies, lack of new devices, and end-user demand being fulfilled by AR on smartphones in the short term.
In the first half of 2022, the top 5 AR headset makers were Microsoft, Rokid, Shadow Creator, Mad Gaze, and RealWear. However, the landscape is expected to shift dramatically as more companies enter the market and tech giants like Apple and Meta take more of an interest in AR. Looking ahead, despite the decline in 2022, IDC anticipates plenty of growth as the market is forecast to have a 5-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 70.3%, topping out at 4.1 million units by the end of 2026. ...
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