{"id":251315,"date":"2026-05-21T08:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/meta-beware-google-could-end-up-selling-2-million-android-xr-glasses-this-year\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T08:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:45:18","slug":"meta-beware-google-could-end-up-selling-2-million-android-xr-glasses-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/meta-beware-google-could-end-up-selling-2-million-android-xr-glasses-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta beware: Google could end up selling 2 million Android XR glasses this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-android-xr-sales-forecast-3669734\/\">Meta beware: Google could end up selling 2 million Android XR glasses this year<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-android-xr-sales-forecast-3669734\/\">https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-android-xr-sales-forecast-3669734\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-21 08:21:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.androidauthority.com\">www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Analysts appear bullish on Google\u2019s upcoming Android XR glasses.<\/li>\n<li>According to an analyst firm\u2019s forecast, Google could sell nearly 2 million units of its smart glasses in 2026.<\/li>\n<li>This would surpass Meta Ray-Ban\u2019s first-year estimated sales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Google\u2019s first attempt at smart glasses was an utter failure. To avoid the pattern, Google is taking a fashion-first approach, letting eyewear brands handle the design while Samsung takes care of the internal hardware. Meanwhile, Google will be responsible for the hardware experience, especially Gemini. And while it\u2019s too difficult to predict if that combination could work in the companies\u2019 favor, early forecasts suggest that possibility.<\/p>\n<p>The newest smart glasses with Android XR showcased by Google and Samsung at I\/O 2026 are predicted to be a big hit. According to Smart Analytics Global (SAG), Google\u2019s upcoming Android XR glasses, including models designed by Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, could sell as many as 2 million units in 2026 alone. In comparison, Meta is estimated to have taken more than years, i.e., until the end of 2024, to sell first 2 million units. However, the growing popularity generated greater momentum, enabling Meta to sell 7 million units in 2025 alone. The same momentum could help Google\u2019s glasses with Gemini get their feet off the ground.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_rg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_rg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If the prediction comes true, it could propel Google to the second position among the sellers of AI-powered smart glasses. While Meta could still hold the first position, Google is said to overtake other brands, such as Xiaomi, Huawei, Rokid, etc. Even then, Google\u2019s smart glasses are only expected to make up for just a fifth of the total units sold.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the total shipments of smart glasses could reach up to 15 million in 2026, the analytics firm forecasts.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_rg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" title=\"Google Glasses market prediction\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Google-Glasses-market-prediction.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Google-Glasses-market-prediction-64w-38h.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Google-Glasses-market-prediction-635w-380h.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Google-Glasses-market-prediction-675w-404h.jpg 675w\" alt=\"Google Glasses market prediction\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Google-Glasses-market-prediction.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While there are a few options for AI glasses with built-in displays, including Meta Ray-Ban Display, the report says that&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-android-xr-sales-forecast-3669734\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta beware: Google could end up selling 2 million Android XR glasses this year https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-android-xr-sales-forecast-3669734\/&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":251316,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Google-Android-XR-smart-glasses-prototype-Google-Martha.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[70,113,86,118],"class_list":["post-251315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","tag-google","tag-huawei","tag-samsung","tag-xiaomi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251315"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251315"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":251317,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251315\/revisions\/251317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}