To put this number into perspective that would be a 10-fold increase from the 10.1 million units shipped in 2016.
The shipment value of AR headsets during the forecast period will grow from $209 million in 2016 to $48.7 billion in 2021. Meanwhile, VR headsets will expand from $2.1 billion in 2016 to $18.6 billion in 2021, IDC tells us.
Most AR headsets are expected to cost well over $1000 which means that the tech is far less accessible to consumers initially, though that's probably for the best as the AR ecosystem and wide social acceptance are still a few years away, IDC added.