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Immersive-reality technologies · Hindsight | Envisioning

Hindsight
McKinsey & Company
Technology Trends Outlook
2025
Claim

Immersive-reality technologies

Published 2025-07

Publishers Forecast vs actual Side by side

The AR/VR market saw steady but modest growth in 2024, with headset shipments increasing by 10 percent, though forecasts suggest growth may slow in 2025.

Verdict

Not graded yet.

The same forecast in other editions

2022rank 4
2022rank 4
2022rank 4
2023rank 8
2023rank 8
2023rank 8
2024rank 7
2025rank 6
2025rank 6
2026Immersive-reality technologies

All captured fields

rank: 6
section: Compute and connectivity frontiers
subject: AR/VR headset market
target year: 2025
kind: forecast
confidence: high
note: Footnote cites Neowin.

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https://www.envisioning.com/hindsight/claims/mckinsey-tech-trends-2025-017

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Hindsight, claim mckinsey-tech-trends-2025-017, not graded as of 2026-10-03. Envisioning. https://www.envisioning.com/hindsight/claims/mckinsey-tech-trends-2025-017

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