PUBLISHER: IDC | PRODUCT CODE: 2079490
PUBLISHER: IDC | PRODUCT CODE: 2079490
IDC's Worldwide AR/VR Headset Tracker Taxonomy, 2026
This IDC study provides a comprehensive overview and definitions for AR/VR headsets. The definitions provided in this document represent the scope of IDC's AR/VR headsets hardware research.This taxonomy outlines market segmentations and measurement methodologies for the AR/VR headsets industry, including classification by technology, vendor, geography, and revenue metrics."IDC's Worldwide AR/VR Headset Tracker taxonomy presents a standardized and detailed framework of the AR/VR headset market," said Ryan Reith, program vice president for IDC's Mobile Device Trackers. "The taxonomy document serves as a guideline to better understand and use IDC's AR/VR headset research."
IDC's Worldwide AR/Vr Headset Tracker Taxonomy
AR/VR Headset Tracker Taxonomy Changes for 2026
Taxonomy Overview
Definitions
- Product category
- Virtual reality
- Mixed reality
- Extended reality
- Augmented reality
- Product
- Brand
- Vendor
- Company
- Operating system
- Connectivity
- Price band
- Display/audio
- Display configuration
- See-through mode
- Wired compute tether
- Field of view
- Channel/channel group
- Direct - internet
- Exception
- Direct - store
- Exception
- Direct - inbound/outbound
- Exception
- Indirect - dealer/VAR/SI
- Exceptions
- Indirect - etailer
- Exceptions
- Indirect - retail
- Exceptions
- Indirect - telco
- Exceptions
- Direct - internet
- Segment group
- Commercial
- Consumer
- Geographic segmentation
- Shipments
- "Sales in," "sales through," and "sales out"
- Average selling price
- Value (or shipment value)
- Exchange rates
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- Methodology
- Synopsis
