Worldwide Virtual Reality Headset Market Shares, 2023: Sony Erodes Meta's Leadership

This IDC study provides a brief overview of the worldwide virtual reality headset market in 2023."2023 marked the second consecutive year of decline for the worldwide virtual reality market," says Ramon T. Llamas, research director with IDC's Mobile Devices and AR/VR team. "Although companies like Meta and HTC introduced impressive mixed reality type headsets, total volumes remained markedly low. Meanwhile, Sony's return with the company's PSVR headset brought some positive momentum. Beyond them, most companies reported year-over-year declines with soft demand and a reliance on older models."