Virtual and augmented reality headset sales doubled in 2021

Some 11.2 million virtual or augmented reality headsets were sold worldwide in 2021. — AFP Relaxnews

Sales of virtual and augmented reality headsets worldwide nearly doubled in 2021, reaching more than 11 million units, according to IDC. This success is largely driven by the Meta Quest 2 alone, and could just be the start of things to come for the market.

The global market for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets has grown 92.1% in one year, now reaching 11.2 million unit sales. Almost half of these sales occurred in the last quarter of the year.