Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Show glasses, as he delivers a speech presenting the brand new line of sensible glasses, throughout the Meta Join occasion on the firm’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., Sept. 17, 2025.
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Meta Platforms mentioned Tuesday that it is delaying the worldwide enlargement of its Ray-Ban Show glasses on account of stock constraints and “unprecedented” demand within the U.S.
“Since launching final fall, we have seen an awesome quantity of curiosity, and because of this, product waitlists now prolong nicely into 2026,” Meta wrote in a weblog put up.
As a result of “restricted” stock, the corporate mentioned it is going to pause plans to launch within the U.Okay., France, Italy and Canada early this 12 months and focus on U.S. orders because it reasses worldwide availability.
Since 2019, Meta has been growing sensible glasses with Ray-Ban maker Luxottica, and renewed a long-term partnership deal in 2024.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Show glasses in September.
The product, Meta’s first consumer-ready AI glasses, lets customers watch movies or reply to messages and is managed by way of a wristband with neural know-how.
EssilorLuxottica mentioned in October that income grew within the third quarter due partially to its Meta partnership.
Meta is considered one of a number of know-how firms transferring into the sensible glasses market.
Alphabet introduced a $150 million partnership with Warby Parker in Might and ChatGPT maker OpenAI is reportedly engaged on AI glasses with Apple.
