Meta shipped 81% of the world’s AI glasses, and the runner-up has no camera
AI glasses shipments more than doubled to 4.2 million in the first half of 2026, Omdia says, and Meta shipped four pairs in five. The vendor in second place sells glasses with no camera. The count arrives as Meta prepares to show a camera-free pair at Connect, and as the rules on camera glasses tighten.
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As scrutiny of camera-equipped AI glasses intensifies, tighter privacy settings and clearer messaging will not be enough.
Jason Low, research director at Omdia, said that on Tuesday. The research firm had just published its count of the AI glasses market for the first half of 2026. Companies must define exactly what always-on cameras capture, he said. They must also show users how that content is used, and guarantee it never reaches third parties.
Omdia published the numbers the day before…
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