{
  "id": 9018389,
  "title": "The smart glasses market has more than doubled in the last year, with Meta dominating",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/the-smart-glasses-market-has-more-than-doubled-in-the-last-year-with",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T21:46:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/smart-glasses-shipments-statistics-3713810/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the first half of 2026, the global AI glasses market experienced a staggering 263% year-over-year increase in shipments, according to Counterpoint Research. This surge in sales primarily stems from the display-less category, which includes products like the Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses. Display-less models constituted 96% of the total shipments, with Meta holding a dominant 94% share within this segment. The smart glasses market, which has been considered a niche before, appears to be growing at an impressive rate compared to the previous year. AR glasses shipments surged 449% year-over-year, but this was from a relatively low base.",
  "summary": "Smart glasses had a huge first half of 2026, with Meta way out in front and display-less models accounting for 96%.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "Security Bite: The last 24 hours at Meta were “not-a-musing”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/security-bite-the-last-24-hours-at-meta-were-not-a-musing",
        "published": "2026-09-22T13:34:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}