VR headset sales expected to pick up

Stefan Mileschin · 23rd March 2017, 18:03

IDC expects a 10-fold increase

Beancounters at IDC have added up some numbers and divided them by their shoe size and reached the conclusion that global shipments of augmented and virtual reality headset devices are expected to reach 99.4 million units in 2021.

To put this number into perspective that would be a 10-fold increase from the 10.1 million units shipped in 2016.

The shipment value of AR headsets during the forecast period will grow from $209 million in 2016 to $48.7 billion in 2021. Meanwhile, VR headsets will expand from $2.1 billion in 2016 to $18.6 billion in 2021, IDC tells us.

Most AR headsets are expected to cost well over $1000 which means that the tech is far less accessible to consumers initially, though that's probably for the best as the AR ecosystem and wide social acceptance are still a few years away, IDC added.

http://fudzilla.com/news/wearables/4...ted-to-pick-up

23rd March 2017, 18:03	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,541	VR headset sales expected to pick up IDC expects a 10-fold increase Beancounters at IDC have added up some numbers and divided them by their shoe size and reached the conclusion that global shipments of augmented and virtual reality headset devices are expected to reach 99.4 million units in 2021. To put this number into perspective that would be a 10-fold increase from the 10.1 million units shipped in 2016. The shipment value of AR headsets during the forecast period will grow from $209 million in 2016 to $48.7 billion in 2021. Meanwhile, VR headsets will expand from $2.1 billion in 2016 to $18.6 billion in 2021, IDC tells us. Most AR headsets are expected to cost well over $1000 which means that the tech is far less accessible to consumers initially, though that's probably for the best as the AR ecosystem and wide social acceptance are still a few years away, IDC added. http://fudzilla.com/news/wearables/4...ted-to-pick-up

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