{"id":487519,"date":"2026-01-02T17:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T17:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/487519\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T17:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T17:03:12","slug":"m5-vision-pro-launch-likely-made-minimal-sales-impact-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/487519\/","title":{"rendered":"M5 Vision Pro launch likely made minimal sales impact: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/apple-vision-pro-m5.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/10\/21\/apple-vision-pro-m5-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched<\/a> a brand new M5 Vision Pro update last fall, but according to a new report, it may have had little impact on struggling Vision Pro sales.<\/p>\n<p>Vision Pro sales in M5 model\u2019s launch quarter estimated at just 45,000 units<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/vision-pro-apple-store-tim-cook.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-981154\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Apple hasn\u2019t released sales numbers for the Vision Pro, but a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/ab817ba1-15ec-473f-b609-5b5016b3258d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new Financial Times report<\/a> paints a bleak picture of the product\u2019s current state as 2026 kicks off.<\/p>\n<p>The report outlines several negative trends for Vision Pro:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Low sales estimates for Q4 2025<\/li>\n<li>Significant digital advertising reduction<\/li>\n<li>Overall VR device declines<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>IDC is cited as claiming that just 45,000 new units of Vision Pro were expected to sell in the 2025 holiday quarter, which included the launch of the M5 model.<\/p>\n<p>Sensor Tower data is cited to say that Apple has reduced its Vision Pro digital marketing spend this year by over 95% in the US and UK.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the report highlights a weakening VR headset market overall. Per Counterpoint, this past year brought a 14% decline.<\/p>\n<p>9to5Mac\u2019s Take<\/p>\n<p>Since Apple doesn\u2019t release official sales numbers, it\u2019s hard to verify the accuracy of these various reports. While it\u2019s pretty clear that Vision Pro hasn\u2019t been a big success, I\u2019m hesitant to give too much weight to these specific numbers. <\/p>\n<p>Apple has plenty of work to do to make Vision Pro a hit with consumers, but I\u2019m encouraged by the progress that\u2019s been made in visionOS since its launch. The M5 model\u2019s improvements to comfort, battery life, and performance were better than expected too.<\/p>\n<p>The glasses form factor still seems like what the Vision Pro is working towards, and in that sense, 2026 could be <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/12\/22\/tim-cooks-top-priority-product-could-finally-take-shape-next-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an especially exciting year<\/a>. But in the meantime, I don\u2019t expect Vision Pro to suddenly become a surprise hit.<\/p>\n<p>What are your takeaways from this report on the state of the Vision Pro? 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