Smart Glasses Market Will Be Worth $200 Billion by 2040, HSBC Says

Attendees walk through a giant pair of glasses in Mumbai.

Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg

The rapid growth of the market for smart glasses is set to accelerate further, providing a boost for prime beneficiary EssilorLuxottica SA, HSBC Holdings Plc analysts said.

Analysts including Anne-Laure Bismuth increased their estimate of the industry’s size by a third to $200 billion by 2040, reflecting the early success of glasses made by EssilorLuxottica in collaboration with Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc.