Analysts at ABI Research predict the widespread adoption of virtual reality (VR) technology in the next five years. According to experts, in 2022 the number of users of VR-technologies will exceed a quarter of billion and will amount to 256 million people. At the same time, the volume of revenue on the market is expected to reach more than $ 60 billion.

Consumers will generate most of the revenue, but experts predict and the rapid spread of VR in the commercial and corporate segments. It is assumed that in 2022 they will account for more than 40% of the total turnover of the VR industry versus 26% in 2015.

"The availability of content remains a problematic place for the VR industry, but in recent years progress has been made in this direction, especially in the Asia-Pacific region and China.

Further projects and the release of new VR-devices will accelerate the introduction of content immersive in a virtual environment and expand the scope of VR-technologies, turning them into tools for teaching, design work, design, and so on.. "- commented on the forecast analyst ABI Research Michael Inouye (Michael Inouye).

Among the sectors most interested in VR technologies, the specialist named retail trade, healthcare, automotive industry, education, real estate, architecture, engineering and construction.