The combined AR and VR headset market grew 9.4% year over year in the Q3 2018, according to the IDC. The VR headset market returned to growth in Q3 2018 after four consecutive quarters of decline and now makes up 97% of the combined market. Global shipments for VR headsets reached 1.9 million units in the quarter, up 8.2% from Q3 2017. Samsung's Gear VR declined 58.6% as product discounts and availability have dried up. Besides Samsung, other prominent brands such as Google and Alcatel have also significantly scaled back their efforts with the AR/VR. However, the standalone headsets grew 428.6% and accounted for 20.6% of the VR headset market. Facebook's Oculus Go and Xiaomi's Mi VR together shipped nearly a quarter million headsets worldwide. Tethered VR headsets surpassed 1 million units for the second time ever. Sony shipped 463,000 PSVR headsets during the quarter followed by Oculus with 300,000 and HTC with 230,000. However, Oculus managed to be the top vendor in the overall VR headset market thanks to the popularity of the Go as well as the Rift, capturing 25.9% of the entire VR market. Total Oculus shipments were 491,000 in Q3 2018. Outside the VR headset market, AR headsets also ...
Tuesday, 4 December 2018
Worldwide AR and VR headset market grew 9.4% YoY in Q3 2018: IDC
The combined AR and VR headset market grew 9.4% year over year in the Q3 2018, according to the IDC. The VR headset market returned to growth in Q3 2018 after four consecutive quarters of decline and now makes up 97% of the combined market. Global shipments for VR headsets reached 1.9 million units in the quarter, up 8.2% from Q3 2017. Samsung's Gear VR declined 58.6% as product discounts and availability have dried up. Besides Samsung, other prominent brands such as Google and Alcatel have also significantly scaled back their efforts with the AR/VR. However, the standalone headsets grew 428.6% and accounted for 20.6% of the VR headset market. Facebook's Oculus Go and Xiaomi's Mi VR together shipped nearly a quarter million headsets worldwide. Tethered VR headsets surpassed 1 million units for the second time ever. Sony shipped 463,000 PSVR headsets during the quarter followed by Oculus with 300,000 and HTC with 230,000. However, Oculus managed to be the top vendor in the overall VR headset market thanks to the popularity of the Go as well as the Rift, capturing 25.9% of the entire VR market. Total Oculus shipments were 491,000 in Q3 2018. Outside the VR headset market, AR headsets also ...
