From Assembly Line to Global Intelligent Manufacturing Center: Dongguan Redefines Itself as AI Hardware Capital With 24,000 Companies and Half of Worlds AI Glasses Output

From Assembly Line to Global Intelligent Manufacturing Center: Dongguan Redefines Itself as AI Hardware Capital With 24,000 Companies and Half of Worlds AI Glasses Output

Dongguan, the southern Chinese manufacturing hub once synonymous with low-cost assembly lines, is transforming into a global intelligent manufacturing center driven by the AI hardware boom. The city now produces half of the worlds AI glasses, with 870 million units shipped globally in 2025 and over 400 million from Dongguan factories, up 322% year-over-year. Meta alone captured 85.2% of the global market, with its core OEM factories in Dongguan.…