The statistic shows the volume share of virtual reality headset sales worldwide in 2016. In 2016, mobile phone based virtual reality headsets accounted for 87 percent of global virtual reality headset sales.
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The statistic shows the volume share of virtual reality headset sales worldwide in 2016. In 2016, mobile phone based virtual reality headsets accounted for 87 percent of global virtual reality headset sales.
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The statistic shows the volume share of virtual reality headset sales worldwide in 2016. In 2016, mobile phone based virtual reality headsets accounted for 87 percent of global virtual reality headset sales.
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