According to IDC, in the second quarter, the deliveries of supplemented and virtual reality sets increased by 25.5% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 2.1 million devices. This does not include simple Google Cardboard type accessories.

While shipments declined compared to the first quarter of this year, analysts forecast a successful holiday season for this product category.

The headsets of virtual reality accounted for 98% of sales. The helmets that connect to the computer with the wire were 43% (in the last quarter was 34%). More than half of the headsets require the availability of smartphones for work.

The leader of the market is Samsung Electronics, which sold 568 thousand. Gear VR, occupying 26.

7% of the market in the second quarter. This contributed to the new smartphones Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 +. The second place went to PlayStation VR with a share of 24.4%, the third is Oculus Rift, which owns 11.6%. The fourth place was occupied by the helmet of Alcatel VR (TCL), which was bought by more than 106 thousand people in the second quarter (5% of the market).

HTC Vive helmet with the result 94,5 thousand. units occupied 4.4% of the market and fifth place.