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Smart Glasses for Augmented Reality Technologies: Global Markets to 2022

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  • 136 Pages
  • May 2022
  • Region: Global
  • BCC Research
  • ID: 4466395

Report Scope

In this report, the smart glasses market for AR technologies has been segmented based on form factor, operating system, end-user, application, and geography. The report covers the overview of the Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies and analyses the market trends, considering the base year of 2021 and estimates for 2022 to 2027. Revenue forecasts from the period for segmentation on the basis of form factor, operating system, applications, and geography have been estimated with values derived from manufacturers’ total revenues.

The report also includes a section on the major players in the market. Further, it explains the major drivers, competitive landscape, and current trends of the smart glasses market for AR technologies. The report concludes with a detailed focus on the smart glasses vendor landscape and includes detailed profiles of the major players operating in the global smart glasses market for AR technologies. 


Report Includes:

  • 41 data tables and 21 additional tables
  • An overview of the global market for smart glasses for augmented reality technologies
  • Estimation of the market size and analyses of global market trends, with data from 2021, estimated for 2022, 2023, and 2025 with projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2027
  • Highlights of the market potential for smart glasses for augmented reality technologies, based on form factor, operating system, end-user, application, and region
  • Coverage of history and future of smart glasses, and information on wave-guide based display technique and active light control technologies
  • Identification of market drivers, restraints and other forces impacting the global market and evaluation of current market size and forecast, and assessment of new developments in the industry
  • Coverage of regulatory landscape, product recalls, pipeline products, and discussion on future perspective, strategies, and developments of the industry
  • Market share analysis of the key companies of the industry and coverage of events like mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, collaborations or partnerships, and other key market strategies and a relevant patent analysis
  • Company profiles of major players, including Daqri, Epson Corp., Alphabet Inc., Atheer Inc., Vuzix, Microsoft Corp., and Magic Leap

Table of Contents

  • 1.  Introduction
    Overview
  • Study Goals and Objectives
  • Scope of Report
  • What's New in this Update
  • Reasons for Doing This Study
  • Intended Audience
  • Information Sources
  • Methodology
  • Geographic Breakdown
  • Analyst's Credentials
  • Custom Research
  • Related Research Reports
  • 2. Summary and Highlights

    3.  Market Overview
    Introduction
  • History of Smart Glasses
  • Introduction to AR
  • Value Chain Analysis
  • Porter's Five Forces Analysis
  • Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  • Bargaining Power of Consumers
  • Threat of Substitutes
  • Competitive Rivalry
  • Threat of New Entrants
  • Market Dynamics
  • Market Drivers
  • Market Restraints
  • Market Opportunities
  • Use Cases
  • Remote Expert Assistance
  • Repair & Maintenance
  • Warehousing
  • Training
  • Future of Smart Glasses
  • Assessment of COVID-19 Impact on the Market
  • 4. Technology Background
    Introduction
  • Technology Adoption
  • Wearable Devices Industry Overview
  • Emergence of Mixed Reality
  • Display Technologies
  • Waveguide-based Display Technique
  • Diffractive Waveguide
  • Holographic Waveguide
  • Polarized Waveguide
  • Reflective Waveguide
  • Others
  • Active Light Control Technologies
  • Electrochromic Device (ECD)
  • Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC)
  • Suspended Particles Device (SPD)
  • Chapter 5 Market Breakdown by Form Factor
  • Introduction
  • Binocular Smart Glasses
  • Monocular Smart Glasses
  • Chapter 6 Market Breakdown by Operating System
  • Introduction
  • Android
  • Windows
  • Others

7. Market Breakdown by End User

  • Introduction
  • Enterprises
  • Consumers

8. Market Breakdown by Application

  • Introduction
  • Manufacturing
  • Healthcare
  • Warehouses
  • Construction and Architecture
  • Military and Defense
  • Others

9. Market Breakdown by Region

  • Introduction
  • North America
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Europe
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Rest of Europe
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Rest of Asia-Pacific
  • Rest of the World

10. Competitive Landscape

  • Introduction
  • Strategic Analysis
  • Product Launches, Agreement, and Partnerships

11. Company Profiles

  • Alphabet Inc. (Google Inc.)
  • Atheer, Inc.
  • Campfire
  • Everysight Ltd.
  • Glassup Srl
  • Kopin Corp.
  • Lumus Ltd.
  • Magic Leap, Inc.
  • Microsoft Corp.
  • Optinvent S.A.
  • Osterhout Design Group (Odg).
  • Recon Instruments, Inc. (Intel Group)
  • Seiko Epson Corp.
  • Sony Corp.
  • Toshiba Corp.
  • Vuzix Corp.

12. Appendix

  • List of Abbreviations

List of Tables
Summary Table: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Region, Through 2027
Table 1: Introduction to AR
Table 2: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis: Overview
Table 3: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Form Factor, Through 2027
Table 4: Global Binocular Smart Glasses Market, by Region, Through 2022
Table 5: Global Monocular Smart Glasses Market, by Region, Through 2022
Table 6: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Operating System, Through 2027
Table 7: Global Android-based Smart Glasses Market, by Region, Through 2027
Table 8: Global Windows-based Smart Glasses Market, by Region, Through 2027
Table 9: Global Other OS-based Smart Glasses Market, by Region, Through 2027
Table 10: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by End User, Through 2027
Table 11: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies in Enterprises Segment, by Region, Through 2027
Table 12: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies in Consumers Segment, by Region, Through 2027
Table 13: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Application, Through 2027
Table 14: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies in Manufacturing, by Region, Through 2027
Table 15: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies in Healthcare, by Region, Through 2027
Table 16: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies in Warehouses, by Region, Through 2027
Table 17: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies in Construction and Architecture, by Region, Through 2027
Table 18: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies in Military and Defense, by Region, Through 2027
Table 19: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies in Other Applications, by Region, Through 2027
Table 20: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Region, Through 2027
Table 21: North American Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Form Factor, Through 2027
Table 22: North American Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Operating System, Through 2027
Table 23: North American Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by End User, Through 2027
Table 24: North American Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Application, Through 2027
Table 25: European Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Form Factor, Through 2027
Table 26: European Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Operating System, Through 2027
Table 27: European Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by End User, Through 2027
Table 28: European Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Application, Through 2027
Table 29: Asia-Pacific Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Form Factor, Through 2027
Table 30: Asia-Pacific Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Operating System, Through 2027
Table 31: Asia-Pacific Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by End User, Through 2027
Table 32: Asia-Pacific Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Application, Through 2027
Table 33: Rest of the World Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Form Factor, Through 2027
Table 34: Rest of the World Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Operating System, Through 2027
Table 35: Rest of the World Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by End User, Through 2027
Table 36: Rest of the World Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, by Application, Through 2027
Table 37: Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, Product Launches; Agreement and Partnerships, March 2021-April 2022
Table 38: Alphabet Inc.: Recent Financial Performance, 2019-2021
Table 39: Google Inc.: Product Portfolio
Table 40: Google Inc.: Recent Developments, 2022
Table 41: Atheer, Inc.: Product Portfolio
Table 42: Atheer, Inc.: Recent Developments, 2022
Table 43: Campfire: Product Portfolio
Table 44: GlassUp SRL’s Product Portfolio
Table 45: Lumus LTD.: Product Portfolio
Table 46: Magic Leap, Inc.: Product Portfolio
Table 47: Magic Leap, Inc.: Recent Developments, 2022
Table 48: Microsoft Corp.: Recent Financial Performance, 2019-2021
Table 49: Microsoft Corp.: Product Portfolio
Table 50: Microsoft Corp.: Recent Developments, 2022
Table 51: Osterhout Design Group Inc.: Product Portfolio
Table 52: Seiko Epson Corp.: Recent Financial Performance, 2019-2021
Table 53: Seiko Epson Corp.: Product Portfolio
Table 54: Seiko Epson Corp.: Recent Developments, 2022
Table 55: Sony Corp.: Recent Financial Performance, 2019-2021
Table 56: Sony Corp.: Product Portfolio
Table 57: Toshiba Corp.: Recent Financial Performance, FY 2018-FY 2020
Table 58: Vuzix Corp.: Recent Financial Performance, 2019-2021
Table 59: Vuzix Corp.: Product Portfolio
Table 60: Vuzix Corp.: Recent Developments, 2021
Table 61: Abbreviations Used in This Report

List of Figures
Summary Figure: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, 2021-2027
Figure 1: Smart Glasses Value Chain
Figure 2: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Figure 3: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies: Bargaining Power of Suppliers
Figure 4: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies: Bargaining Power of Consumers
Figure 5: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies: Threat of Substitutes
Figure 6: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies: Competitive Rivalry
Figure 7: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies: Threat of New Entrants
Figure 8: MR Spectrum
Figure 9: Representation of the Virtuality Continuum
Figure 10: Schematic Representation of an ECD Operating in Transmission Mode and Reflectance Mode
Figure 11: Working of Suspended Particles Device (SPD) Smart Glass
Figure 12: Global Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by Form Factor, 2021
Figure 13: Global Binocular Smart Glasses Market Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 14: Global Monocular Smart Glasses Market Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 15: Global Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by Operating System, 2021
Figure 16: Global Android-based Smart Glasses Market Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 17: Global Windows-based Smart Glasses Market Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 18: Global Other OS-based Smart Glasses Market Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 19: Global Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by End User, 2021
Figure 20: Global Smart Glasses Market Share in Enterprises Segment, by Region, 2021
Figure 21: Global Smart Glasses Market Share in Consumers Segment, by Region, 2021
Figure 22: Global Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by Application, 2021
Figure 23: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies in Manufacturing, by Region, 2021
Figure 24: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies in Healthcare, by Region, 2021
Figure 25: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies in Warehouses, by Region, 2021
Figure 26: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies in Construction and Architecture, by Region, 2021
Figure 27: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies in Military and Defense, by Region, 2021
Figure 28: Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies in Other Applications, by Region, 2021
Figure 29: Global Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by Region, 2021
Figure 30: North American Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by Form Factor, 2021
Figure 31: North American Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by Operating System, 2021
Figure 32: North American Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by End User, 2021
Figure 33: North American Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by Application, 2021
Figure 34: United States Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, 2021-2027
Figure 35: Canadian Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, 2021-2027
Figure 36: European Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by Form Factor, 2021
Figure 37: European Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by Operating System, 2021
Figure 38: European Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by End User, 2021
Figure 39: European Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by Application, 2021
Figure 40: German Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, 2021-2027
Figure 41: UK Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, 2021-2027
Figure 42: French Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, 2021-2027
Figure 43: Rest of European Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, 2021-2027
Figure 44: Asia-Pacific Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by Form Factor, 2021
Figure 45: Asia-Pacific Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by Operating System, 2021
Figure 46: Asia-Pacific Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by End User, 2021
Figure 47: Asia-Pacific Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by Application, 2021
Figure 48: Chinese Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, 2021-2027
Figure 49: Japanese Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, 2021-2027
Figure 50: South Korean Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, 2021-2027
Figure 51: Rest of Asia-Pacific Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies, 2021-2027
Figure 52: Projection of the Population Age 65 or Older in South America, 2000, 2025, and 2050
Figure 53: Rest of the World Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by Form Factor, 2021
Figure 54: Rest of the World Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by Operating System, 2021
Figure 55: Rest of the World Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by End User, 2021
Figure 56: Rest of the World Smart Glasses Market Share for AR Technologies, by Application, 2021
Figure 57: Alphabet Inc.: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2021
Figure 58: Alphabet Inc.: Revenue Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 59: Microsoft Corp.: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2021
Figure 60: Microsoft Corp.: Revenue Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 61: Seiko Epson Corp.: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2021
Figure 62: Seiko Epson Corp.: Revenue Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 63: Sony Corp.: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2021
Figure 64: Sony Corp.: Revenue Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 65: Toshiba Corp.: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2021
Figure 66: Vuzix Corp.: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2021

Executive Summary

Smart glasses are head-worn wearable computing devices that contain processing units, multiple sensors, and optical head-mounted displays (OHMDs). Smart glasses display augmented information onto the physical world. The applications of smart glasses offer great potential to achieve real-time and enriched interaction between the user of smart glasses and the physical world with augmented information. Users of smart glasses can provide inputs through various actions such as head movement, hand gestures, voice input, and others.

The growth of the global smart glasses is largely driven by factors such as technological advancements in smart glasses, the increasing trend of ‘Bring Your Own Wearables’ in enterprises, the development of AR apps, and improvement in productivity and efficiency through the usage of smart glasses. The growth of the smart glasses market for AR technologies is being restrained by factors such as high cost, bulky design, and privacy concerns raised by users and surrounding people (people who are in the vicinity of the smart glasses user).

The Global Smart Glasses Market for AR Technologies has been segmented based on form factor, operating system, end user, application, and geography. Based on form factor, the market has been classified into monocular smart glasses and binocular smart glasses. Based on operating systems, smart glasses are classified under Android, Windows, and others. Based on end users, the market has been segmented into the consumer segment and the enterprise segment. Based on application, smart glasses have been further segmented into manufacturing, healthcare, military & defense, warehouse, construction & architecture, and others. Geographically, the market has been segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Rest of the World.

Companies Mentioned

  • Alphabet Inc. (Google Inc.)
  • Atheer, Inc.
  • Campfire
  • Everysight Ltd.
  • Glassup Srl
  • Kopin Corp.
  • Lumus Ltd.
  • Magic Leap, Inc.
  • Microsoft Corp.
  • Optinvent S.A.
  • Osterhout Design Group (Odg).
  • Recon Instruments, Inc. (Intel Group)
  • Seiko Epson Corp.
  • Sony Corp.
  • Toshiba Corp.
  • Vuzix Corp.

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