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Rise of AI Smart Glasses in 2025
Meta Platforms has sold over 2 million pairs of its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses since their 2023 launch, significantly exceeding the approximately 300,000 units sold by previous versions from Google and Snap. In China, Xiaomi reported sales of 80,000 units in just two weeks, prompting a revised projection to half a million units for 2025. The AI smart glasses market, currently valued around $1.3 billion, is expected to surpass $3 billion by 2035, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.09% between 2025 and 2032.
Technological Advances and Market Potential
The current iteration of smart glasses is bolstered by significant technological advancements, including real-time speech translation and product identification. Meta has partnered with EssilorLuxottica, controlling around 25% of the global eyewear market, allowing these glasses to combine functionality with an appealing design. Notably, this new generation of AI glasses is expected to potentially replace smartphones as the primary interface for digital interaction in the next decade.
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