"For Reality Labs, we are directing most of our investment towards glasses and wearables going forward, while focusing on making Horizon a massive success on mobile and making VR a profitable ecosystem over the coming years. Meta is officially shutting down its VR metaverse, Horizon Worlds, as a standalone social platform, while announcing a sweeping pivot toward artificial intelligence."
"The company that spent years and tens of billions building a virtual world nobody showed up to is now betting its future on AI infrastructure, AI glasses, and personal superintelligence. Meta Platforms' capital expenditures projected to reach $115-$135 billion in 2026 versus $69.7 billion in 2025."
Meta Platforms is discontinuing Horizon Worlds as a standalone social platform and redirecting its strategic focus toward artificial intelligence and wearable technology. The company plans to dramatically increase capital expenditures from $69.7 billion in 2025 to $115-$135 billion in 2026 to support AI infrastructure development. Glasses products experienced significant growth, tripling in sales during 2025. Meta's core advertising business remains robust, powered by 3.58 billion daily active users and generating $200.97 billion in revenue. This strategic shift represents a fundamental departure from years of investment in virtual reality technology that failed to gain widespread adoption.
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