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Updated · Optician Online · Jun 8
Apple Eyes $200 Billion Eyewear Market, Seeking 8.5% Share to Match Watch Success
Updated
Updated · Optician Online · Jun 8

Apple Eyes $200 Billion Eyewear Market, Seeking 8.5% Share to Match Watch Success

1 articles · Updated · Optician Online · Jun 8

Summary

  • $200 billion in annual eyewear sales has become Apple’s next target, with the company reportedly aiming to disrupt glasses much as it did watches.
  • 8.5% of that market within a decade would roughly match the Apple Watch’s estimated $17 billion revenue, the benchmark behind the comparison.
  • Apple is said to believe its brand, industrial design, retail network and iPhone integration can persuade buyers to switch when replacing glasses.
  • Vision Pro remains Apple’s closest eyewear-like product, and its weak reception underscores doubts about whether the company can translate device success into prescription eyewear.

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