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Augmented Reality Hardware
Market Data | 1Q 2026 | MD-ARHW-103
Get The ReportA key Augmented Reality (AR) market dynamic for form factors that may emerge is display-free smart glasses and Artificial Intelligence (AI) display glasses. ABI Research is witnessing a move toward no-display and AI display glasses (such as Meta Ray-Bans), as compared to the more traditional Extended Reality (XR) glasses (such as XREAL). ABI Research forecasts that the no-display smart glasses are expected to witness the largest Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) at 83.8%, followed by binocular glasses at 64.8%, and monocular glasses at 44.6%. No-display smart glasses are forecast to grow from approximately 843,000 shipments in 2024 to 32 million in 2030.
