Market Research ReportDec 2, 2022

Virtual Reality Market

Virtual Reality Market Research Report: Size, Share, Trend Analysis Component (Hardware, Software), Device Type (Head Mounted Displays, Gesture Tracking Devices, Projectors & Display Walls, 3D Cameras), Technology (Non-Immersive, Semi-Immersive, Fully Immersive), Vertical (Consumer Electronics, Aerospace & Defense, Healthcare, Commercial, Industrial, Others) and By Region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Rest of the World) - Growth Outlook & Industry Forecast To 2027

Vertical: ICTBase Year: 2017

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Executive Summary

Virtual Reality Market — Snapshot

Market Size (2017)
$4.20M
Projected (2027)
$101.26M
CAGR (2016–2027)
37.7%
Key Players
11+

This report covers Virtual Reality Market with forecasts from 2016 to 2027. 11 key companies are profiled.

Key Insight

The Virtual Reality Market market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 37.7% from 2016 to 2027.

Market Performance Trend

Historical performance and future projections (2020–2030, USD Billion)

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Market Scope & Coverage

What this report covers

Geographic Coverage: This analysis covers 4 regions: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Rest of the World.
Market Segmentation: The market is analyzed across 2 segments: Hardware, Software. Forecasts are provided for each segment from 2016 to 2027.
Competitive Landscape: 11 leading companies are profiled, covering market positioning, strategies, and recent developments.

Market Size (USD Mn)

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Market Overview

Virtual Reality Market — Growth Trajectory

Analysis of Virtual Reality Market from 2016 to 2027. Covers North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Rest of the World.

Virtual Reality Market — Growth Trajectory

Hardware

Software

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Market Size Trend (USD Mn)

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Market Dimensions

How this market is segmented

Component is broken down into: Hardware, Software.
Device Type is broken down into: Head Mounted Displays, Gesture Tracking Devices, Projectors & Display Walls, 3D Cameras.
Technology is broken down into: Non-Immersive, Semi-Immersive, Fully Immersive.
Vertical is broken down into: Consumer Electronics, Aerospace & Defense, Healthcare, Commercial, Industrial, Others.

Geographic Analysis

Regional market breakdown

North America market size reached $1.00M in 2016 and is projected to reach $32.06M by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 37.1%.
Europe market size reached $0.77M in 2016 and is projected to reach $22.62M by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 36.0%.

Asia Pacific market size reached $0.95M in 2016 and is projected to reach $40.65M by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 40.7%.
Rest of the World market size reached $0.29M in 2016 and is projected to reach $5.92M by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 31.5%.

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Research Methodology

Virtual Reality Market — How We Researched This Market

This report applies a rigorous multi-stage research process combining primary interviews, secondary data sources, and bottom-up market modelling to ensure accuracy and completeness across all segments and geographies.

Base Year
2017
Historical Period
2016 – 2016
Forecast Period
2018 – 2027
Primary Interviews
150+

Research Process

Historical data (2016–2017) and forecast period (2017–2027)

Problem Definition

Market scoping
Objective setting
Framework design

Secondary Research

Literature review
Data mining
Trend analysis

Primary Research

Expert interviews
Field visits
Surveys

Data Analysis

Quantitative modeling
Statistical testing
Validation

Insights & Reporting

Synthesis
Recommendations
Visualization

Research Depth

Our research process spans primary interviews with industry stakeholders combined with comprehensive secondary data analysis, validated through triangulation across multiple independent sources.

Historical vs. Forecast Data

Historical (observed)

Forecast (modelled)

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Competitive Landscape & Porter's Five Forces

Virtual Reality Market — Competitive Analysis

The prominent players in the Virtual reality Market are Microsoft Corporation (U.S.), Sony Corporation

(Japan), Google, LLC (U.S.), Qualcomm Technologies, Inc (U.S.), Facebook, Inc (U.S.), Samsung Electronics

(South Korea), Vuzix Corporation (U.S.), Sensics, Inc (Columbia), Eon Reality, Inc (U.S.), Avegant Corporation

(U.S.), Sixense Entertainment, Inc (U.S.), among others.

Quantitative Analysis

Regional Breakdown

Regional market breakdown for Virtual Reality Market.

Regional Market Size (USD Mn)

Market estimates by geography (2027)

North America$0.03B

Europe$0.02B

Asia Pacific$0.04B

Rest of the World$0.01B

USD Mn

InsightAsia Pacific leads with $40.65M by 2027.

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Regional Market Data

REGION	2016	2017	2027	CAGR	SHARE
North America	$1.00M	$7.68M	$32.06M	37.1%	32%
Europe	$0.77M	$5.53M	$22.62M	36.0%	22%
Asia Pacific	$0.95M	$8.37M	$40.65M	40.7%	40%
Rest of the World	$0.29M	$1.72M	$5.92M	31.5%	6%
Total	$3.01M	$23.30M	$101.25M	37.7%	100%

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Segment Revenue (2027)

Hardware

Software

00.250.50.751

Hardware59%
Software41%

Total Market Size

$101.26M

Market by Segment (2027)

APPLICATION	REVENUE ($B)	GROWTH RATE	MARKET PENETRATION
Hardware	$60.07M	35.9%	59%
Software	$41.18M	40.6%	41%

* Revenue projections based on 2025 estimates. Growth rates represent CAGR 2024–2030. Market penetration indicates current adoption rate within addressable market segments.

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Analytics

Virtual Reality Market — Key Findings

Analytical insights on Virtual Reality Market covering market dynamics, competitive landscape, and strategic outlook.

Key Analytical Findings

The Virtual Reality Market market is projected to reach $101.26M by 2027, growing at 37.7% CAGR. The Hardware segment holds the largest share.

Market Drivers

Head mounted displays (HMD) is a sort of computer display which is worn on the head as a mountable or wearable device. In significant cases, HMD’s are used in entertainment and gaming sector which provides total immersive experience for the user. Gaming sector has undergone lots of changes with the developments in technology. From arcade games to computer and mobile games the technology has spurred the area and resulted in various components. In recent years, virtual Reality has gained its roots in the gaming sector and led to the development of head-mounted displays. Oculus VR which is owned by Facebook, Inc. released first HMD Oculus Rift which is being widely used in the gaming industry. The gaming in HMD allows players to make different motions to operate the game thereby making players feel in the virtual world. The ability to track the motion and orientation of users head is the distinctive feature in an HMD which is the primary growth factor. Many developers are sticking to HMD technology since they do not require any other additional hardware for controlling.The compact size and light weight of HMD are the significant reasons that they are being adopted in various applications.

Virtual reality offers technology upgrade and cost savings. Virtual reality is changing the scenario of how the entertainment industry is. The technical developments steered to rise of virtual reality movie theatres and virtual reality theme park rides. Virtual reality in theme parks is finding stronger base by offering roller coaster rides. These rides combine a real-world roller coaster with a head-mounted display, in which the visuals can be changed by using animation techniques.

Market Opportunities

Technology in the field of virtual reality is getting innovative, resulting in new virtual reality components. VR headsets which provide semi immersive technology will be replaced by entirely immersive technology-based products such as suits which allows haptics to full body. Fully Immersive virtual reality is the appearance of an artificial surrounding which replaces user’s real-world surroundings. Immersiveness is a significant component of virtual reality applications like VR gaming and VR therapy. Fully immersion provides distinctive features like physical interaction, 3D audio, narrative engagement and physical feedback. Companies are integrating touch to VR experiences, while the products like sense glove and teslasuit is an effort for providing a fully immersive technology by making use of haptic feedback. The suit uses an “electro-tactile haptic feedback system which helps in delivering real experience while playing. The suit is capable of sensing from the whole body whether the soft touch of warm rain, a substantial impact or even the cold.

During the next two to three years, the virtual reality trend will gain momentum as more companies are learning the importance of VR in the global market level.

Market Challenges

In the current scenario, most of the headset or other sensing devices which are being used in virtual reality are made compact and are prepared to mobility that is easily transferable from one place to another. The design challenges to make the headset compact is by SoC (System on Chip) technology which is referred as integrating all electronic circuits and sensors on a single integrated circuit to create the system compact. SoC is made with intricate designs embedded with multiple processors and application-oriented components. However, the assembling of motion and proximity sensors and integration of joysticks or other additive device sensors makes the system expensive.

Strategic Outlook and Future Directions

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Market Value by Segment (2027)

Value (USD Mn)

Hardware

Software

Companies

Key companies profiled in Virtual Reality Market

Profiles of 105 companies operating in the Virtual Reality Market market, including revenue, employee count, and market positioning where available.

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Showing 105 of 105 companies

Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation

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Company Headquarters: US Founded: 1998 Workforce: ~118,899 Company Working: Google LLC. (Google) is a multinational enterprise initially incorporated as a privately held company. Later in 2004, the company announced its first public offering. It is known to build technology products and provide services to organize information. The company offers managed services in work and productivity, scheduling and time management, instant messaging and video chats, language translation, mapping, video sharing, note-taking, and photo organizing and editing through various applications. Google offers google search, google now, AdWords, Adsense, double click ad exchange, adexchange, and AdMob. AdMob is a mobile advertising network that enables app developers to monetize and promote their mobile and tablet apps using ads. Google has approximately 16 data centers across the globe. The company operates in Europe, the Middle East & Africa, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. The company's expertise lies in search engines, ads, mobile, android, online video, apps, machine learning, and virtual reality. Furthermore, the company offers google assistant, a worldwide popular voice assistant platform, which is now available in more than 90 countries, the google assistant now helps more than 500 million people every month to get things done across smart speakers & smart Displays, TVs, phones, cars and more.

Vuzix Corporation

Founded in 1997, Vuzix Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of wearable display devices and a leading developer of smart and augmented reality glasses. Vuzix is one of the prominent players in the virtual reality market. Vuzix’s products include monocular smart glasses, blade smart glasses, and binocular smart glasses. The company’s software and eyewear are used in various industries such as entertainment, healthcare, and aerospace & defense. The applications range from flight simulation to medical applications such as pain and phobia management. Vuzix is a sub organization of an American Multinational Technology Company Intel Corporation. Till date Vuzix has won 13 Consumer Electronics Show Innovations Awards and several wireless technology innovation awards. Based in the US, the company has its offices in the UK and Japan.

United States, North America

Avegant Co

Avegant Corporation

ICT

Avegant Corporation, a California-based company, develops a head-mounted virtual retinal display with micro mirror array and active and passive noise cancelling features. The company engages in developing hardware and software solutions for next-generation display technology to provide impeccable virtual reality experience to its customers. In March 2017, Avegant launched the Light Field technology which is useful in enabling nearby and personal interaction with different virtual entities. The technology delivers high quality virtual objects resulting in a lifelike and collaborative experience. The design team used familiar tools and cross-platform game engine such as Unity, developed by Unity Technologies in order to bring virtual objects to real across major software and hardware platforms. In 2017, Avegant Corporation gained a revenue of USD 240,000.

United States, North America

United States, North America

Applus+

ICT

Company Headquarters: Madrid Founded: 1996 Workforce: ~ 25,000 Company Working: Applus+ is a leader in the testing, inspection, and certification sector. Applus+ is a trusted partner, enhancing the quality and safety of clients’ assets and infrastructures while safeguarding their operations and improving their environmental performance. Its innovative approach, technical capabilities, and highly skilled and motivated workforce assure operational excellence across multiple sectors in more than 70 countries. Applus+ offers a complete portfolio of solutions that address a range of needs, from asset integrity management to statutory compliance-based inspections. It places a strong emphasis on technological development, digitalization, and innovation, as well as having the latest knowledge of regulatory requirements.

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Virtual Reality Market

Virtual Reality Market Research Report: Size, Share, Trend Analysis Component (Hardware, Software), Device Type (Head Mounted Displays, Gesture Tracking Devices, Projectors & Display Walls, 3D Cameras), Technology (Non-Immersive, Semi-Immersive, Fully Immersive), Vertical (Consumer Electronics, Aerospace & Defense, Healthcare, Commercial, Industrial, Others) and By Region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Rest of the World) - Growth Outlook & Industry Forecast To 2027

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Virtual Reality Market

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Virtual Reality Market — Growth Trajectory

Market Size Trend (USD Mn)

Market Dimensions

How this market is segmented

Geographic Analysis

Regional market breakdown

Problem Definition

Secondary Research

Primary Research

Data Analysis

Insights & Reporting

Research Depth

Historical vs. Forecast Data

Competitive Landscape & Porter's Five Forces

Virtual Reality Market — Competitive Analysis

Regional Market Data

Segment Revenue (2027)

Segment Market Share

Market by Segment (2027)

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Key Analytical Findings

Market Drivers

Market Opportunities

Market Challenges

Strategic Outlook and Future Directions

Market Value by Segment (2027)

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Market Performance Trend

Virtual Reality Market — Growth Trajectory

Market Size Trend (USD Mn)

Market Dimensions

How this market is segmented

Geographic Analysis

Regional market breakdown

Problem Definition

Secondary Research

Primary Research

Data Analysis

Insights & Reporting

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Historical vs. Forecast Data

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Segment Market Share

Market by Segment (2027)

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Strategic Outlook and Future Directions

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