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IDC Tracker Finds Upward Pricing Putting Downward Pressure on AR/VR Headsets

On the backs of a tough economic environment and rising prices, International Data Corporation (IDC) has reduced its outlook for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets for the remainder of 2022 and beyond. Global shipments for AR and VR headsets will decline by 12.8% in 2022, dropping to 9.7 million units. Growth is expected to return in 2023 as shipments are forecast to jump 31.5% year over year. Sustained growth of more than 30% is also forecast for the next several years culminating in 35.1 million units shipped in 2026.

News RoundupStaff ReportsJanuary 26, 2023AR/VR headsets, AR/VR, AR technology, VR

AR/VR Markets Forecasted to Recover from 2021 to 2025, Increasing Shipments Substaintially -- Strategy Analytics

Strategy Analytics predicts a strong recovery for the global Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) markets in 2021 after COVID-driven contraction in 2020. This recovery is expected to be spurred on by a 6 fold increase in XR (the combination of AR and VR) shipments, recent consumer-friendly innovations to AR headsets, and the adoption of smartphone-tethered VR.

Most PopularStaff ReportsJuly 14, 2020virtual reality, VR, Augmented Reality, AR, VRXR, XR, AR/VR headsets, VR headsets

New IDC Spending Guide Sees Consumer Spending on Technology Reaching $1.69 Trillion in 2019: IDC

Consumer spending on technology is forecast to reach $1.69 trillion in 2019, an increase of 5.3% over 2018, according to the latest Worldwide Semiannual Connected Consumer Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC). Consumer purchases of traditional and emerging technologies will remain strong over the 2019-2023 forecast period, reaching $2.06 trillion in 2023 with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1%.