The statistic depicts the forecast user base of augmented and virtual reality (VR) software, by segment/use case, in 2020 and 2025. By 2025, it is predicted that augmented and virtual reality software for video games will have 216 million users worldwide and be worth 11.6 billion U.S. dollars.
Forecast user base of the augmented and virtual reality (VR) software market worldwide in 2020 and 2025, by segment
(in millions)
Characteristic
2020
2025
Video games
70
216
Live events
28
95
Video entertainment
24
79
Retail
9.5
31.5
Education
7
15
Healthcare
0.8
3.4
Engineering
1
3.2
Real estate
0.2
0.3
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Goldman Sachs. (June 29, 2016). Forecast user base of the augmented and virtual reality (VR) software market worldwide in 2020 and 2025, by segment (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/610126/worldwide-forecast-augmented-and-mixed-reality-software-users-by-segment/
Goldman Sachs. "Forecast user base of the augmented and virtual reality (VR) software market worldwide in 2020 and 2025, by segment (in millions)." Chart. June 29, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610126/worldwide-forecast-augmented-and-mixed-reality-software-users-by-segment/
Goldman Sachs. (2016). Forecast user base of the augmented and virtual reality (VR) software market worldwide in 2020 and 2025, by segment (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610126/worldwide-forecast-augmented-and-mixed-reality-software-users-by-segment/
Goldman Sachs. "Forecast User Base of The Augmented and Virtual Reality (Vr) Software Market Worldwide in 2020 and 2025, by Segment (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/610126/worldwide-forecast-augmented-and-mixed-reality-software-users-by-segment/
Goldman Sachs, Forecast user base of the augmented and virtual reality (VR) software market worldwide in 2020 and 2025, by segment (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/610126/worldwide-forecast-augmented-and-mixed-reality-software-users-by-segment/ (last visited April 30, 2025)
Forecast user base of the augmented and virtual reality (VR) software market worldwide in 2020 and 2025, by segment (in millions) [Graph], Goldman Sachs, June 29, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/610126/worldwide-forecast-augmented-and-mixed-reality-software-users-by-segment/
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