{"id":8266,"date":"2026-01-06T15:47:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo5.dedicatedhost247.com\/zexo\/meta-delays-ray-ban-display-glasses-global-rollout-due-to-inventory-limits-u-s-demand\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:47:30","slug":"meta-delays-ray-ban-display-glasses-global-rollout-due-to-inventory-limits-u-s-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo5.dedicatedhost247.com\/zexo\/meta-delays-ray-ban-display-glasses-global-rollout-due-to-inventory-limits-u-s-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta delays Ray-Ban Display glasses global rollout due to inventory limits, U.S. demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108219443\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, as he delivers a speech presenting the new line of smart glasses, during the Meta Connect event at the company&#8217;s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Carlos Barria | Reuters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p><span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/META\/\">Meta Platforms<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> said Tuesday that it&#8217;s delaying the international expansion of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/09\/17\/zuckerberg-799-meta-ray-ban-display-glasses.html\">Ray-Ban Display<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meta.com\/ai-glasses\/meta-ray-ban-display\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">glasses<\/a> due to inventory constraints and &#8220;unprecedented&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meta.com\/en-gb\/blog\/ces-2026-meta-ray-ban-display-teleprompter-emg-handwriting-garmin-unified-cabin-university-of-utah-tetraski\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demand<\/a> in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since launching last fall, we&#8217;ve seen an overwhelming amount of interest, and as a result, product waitlists now extend well into 2026,&#8221; Meta wrote in a blog post. <\/p>\n<p>Due to &#8220;limited&#8221; inventory, the company said it will pause plans to launch in the U.K., France, Italy and Canada early this year and concentrate on U.S. orders as it reasses international availability. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/09\/17\/zuckerberg-799-meta-ray-ban-display-glasses.html\">Since 2019<\/a>, Meta has been developing smart glasses with Ray-Ban maker Luxottica, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essilorluxottica.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/essilorluxottica-and-meta-announce-long-term-partnership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">renewed<\/a> a long-term partnership deal in 2024. <\/p>\n<p>CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/mark-zuckerberg\/\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a> unveiled the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses in September. <\/p>\n<p>The product, Meta&#8217;s first consumer-ready AI glasses, lets users watch videos or respond to messages and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/09\/20\/hands-on-with-the-meta-ray-ban-display-glasses.html\">controlled<\/a> through a wristband with neural technology. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/EL-FR\/\">EssilorLuxottica<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0said in October that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/10\/16\/ray-ban-maker-essilorluxottica-says-meta-smart-glasses-boosting-growth.html\">revenue<\/a> grew in the third quarter due in part to its Meta partnership. <\/p>\n<p>Meta is one of several technology companies moving into the smart glasses market. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-11\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/GOOGL\/\">Alphabet<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/05\/20\/warby-parker-google-glasses-xr.html\">announced<\/a>\u00a0a $150 million partnership with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/WRBY\/\">Warby Parker<\/a>\u00a0in May and ChatGPT maker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/06\/10\/openai-cnbc-disruptor-50.html\">OpenAI<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-10-01\/apple-shelves-vision-headset-revamp-to-prioritize-meta-like-ai-smart-glasses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> working on AI glasses with <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-16\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/AAPL\/\">Apple<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108225339\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108225339\" class=\"PlaceHolder-wrapper\" data-vilynx-id=\"7000395438\" data-test=\"VideoPlaceHolder\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-videoEmbed\" id=\"InlineVideo-0\" data-test=\"InlineVideo\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-inlineThumbnailContainer\"><span class=\"InlineVideo-videoButton\"\/><span\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, as he delivers a speech presenting the new line of smart glasses, during the Meta Connect event at the company&#8217;s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. 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