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Q2 2026 data shows mixed reality headset shipments declined 22.3%

Augmented Reality Market 2025 to 2032: Hardware Rebound, Enterprise Adoption and the Spatial Computing Inflection

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What changed

IDC market data released on October 30, 2026, reveals that mixed reality headsets declined 22.3% year over year in Q2 2026 while overall VR devices fell 37.6%. In contrast, augmented reality display glasses grew 14.1% from a small base. Meta maintained lead position with a 45.7% market share despite a 21.6% decline in its shipments following April price increases on Quest 3 and Quest 3S due to elevated memory chip costs.

Recommended actions

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Shift hardware procurement strategies toward lightweight AR display glasses over bulky MR headsets

Enterprise demand is shifting away from heavy headsets toward AR display glasses as traditional MR shipments experience double-digit declines.

Sources and references

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Source · treeview.studiotreeview.studio

Centralized Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality (MR), Metaverse, Extended Reality (XR) and Spatial Computing Industry Statistics & Analysis - 2026 [Executive Summary](#executive-summary) The global spatial computing market is worth $20.43 billion in 2025 and growing toward $85.56 billion by 2030. [TL;DR - Key AR/VR/MR/XR and Spatial Computing Industry Statistics](#tl-d