Global XR Headwear Shipments Fall 38.7% as Meta Loses Share and XR Glasses Gain Ground

Global XR headwear shipments fell 38.7 percent year on year to 1.9 million units in the first half of 2026, as rapidly growing XR glasses failed to compensate for weakening demand for conventional virtual reality headsets, according to Omdia’s global XR headwear market research . XR headwear market 2026 The decline follows the market’s fourth consecutive annual shipment contraction in 2025, highlighting the continuing slowdown in immersive headsets after the pandemic-driven shipment peak in 2021