The statistic shows the share of virtual reality head-mounted display unit sales worldwide in 2016 and 2020. In 2016, mobile head-mounted displays accounted for 78 percent of global HMD sales. Five million virtual reality headsets were sold worldwide in 2016. That number is forecast to rise to 68 million units by 2020.
Share of virtual reality head-mounted display unit sales worldwide in 2016 and 2020 (in million units), by platform
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Futuresource. (January 20, 2017). Share of virtual reality head-mounted display unit sales worldwide in 2016 and 2020 (in million units), by platform [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/697171/head-mounted-display-unit-sales-share-by-platform-worldwide/
Futuresource. "Share of virtual reality head-mounted display unit sales worldwide in 2016 and 2020 (in million units), by platform." Chart. January 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/697171/head-mounted-display-unit-sales-share-by-platform-worldwide/
Futuresource. (2017). Share of virtual reality head-mounted display unit sales worldwide in 2016 and 2020 (in million units), by platform. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/697171/head-mounted-display-unit-sales-share-by-platform-worldwide/
Futuresource. "Share of Virtual Reality Head-mounted Display Unit Sales Worldwide in 2016 and 2020 (in Million Units), by Platform." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/697171/head-mounted-display-unit-sales-share-by-platform-worldwide/
Futuresource, Share of virtual reality head-mounted display unit sales worldwide in 2016 and 2020 (in million units), by platform Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/697171/head-mounted-display-unit-sales-share-by-platform-worldwide/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of virtual reality head-mounted display unit sales worldwide in 2016 and 2020 (in million units), by platform [Graph], Futuresource, January 20, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/697171/head-mounted-display-unit-sales-share-by-platform-worldwide/