AI Glasses Shipments Surged 263% in H1 2026 as Apple Prepares to Enter the Market
Meta led the display-less segment as privacy concerns and new form factors helped drive growth across the AI glasses market, Counterpoint Research said.
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The smart glasses market has more than doubled in the last year, with Meta dominating
Credit: Chase Bernath / Android Authority TL;DR Global AI glasses shipments jumped 263% year over year in H1 2026, according to Counterpoint Research. Display-less models accounted for 96% of shipments, with Meta holding a dominant 94% share of that segment. Shipments of AR glasses surged 449% year over year, albeit from a low base. Smart glasses might still feel like a niche category of tech, but they seem to be selling at a much faster clip t…
AI glasses shipments surged 263% in H1 2026 as Apple prepares to enter the market
Counterpoint Research says global AI glasses shipments surged 263% during the first half of 2026, with Meta comfortably leading the display-less segment amid growing privacy concerns. Here are the details. more…
IA glasses are in the wind. Sales exploded in the first half of 2026 around the world. Meta obviously raids almost the entire market, waiting for Apple's long-awaited arrival.
Shipments grow by 263% in the first half of 2026, but almost all models sold point to cameras, audio and AI assistants without showing images in front of the eyes. on macitynet.it The AI glasses triple, but 96% does not have a display
Connected glasses are the smartphone's biggest announced rival, with Snap Shows and Ray-Ban Meta in the lead, but privacy breaches (discreet cameras, facial recognition) slow their growth, to the point that Apple delays its model.
Global shipments of AI glasses in the first half of 2026 increased by 263% compared to the same period last year. According to research firm Counterpoint Research, display-less types accounted for 96% of the total. Display-less AI glasses […]
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