Number of jobs enhanced by AR/VR worldwide 2019-2030

As of a 2019 report, it is forecast that over 23 million jobs will be enhanced by virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies globally by 2030, an increase from the 800 thousand jobs that were enhanced by VR and AR in 2019. VR, AR, and mixed reality (MR) is often referred to as extended reality (XR), an emerging term used for all immersive technologies. Economic benefits of VR worldwide Global spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is forecast to grow once more in 2020, with the consumer VR hardware and software market also projected to experience an upward trend through to 2023. The potential impacts of new technologies like VR are now more apparent globally, with forecasts suggesting VR will boost GDP worldwide by 450.5 billion U.S. dollars by 2030. In addition to this, it is predicted that over 23 million jobs will be enhanced by VR/AR technologies globally by 2030. Economic benefits of VR in Europe For European nations, VR is forecast to bring about a number of social and economic benefits. A boost to gross domestic product (GDP) of 20.1 billion U.S. dollars by 2030 has been projected in the UK, whilst in France, GDP is forecast to receive a 14.4 billion U.S. dollar boost as a result of VR technology. Furthermore, over 400 thousand jobs will be enhanced by VR/AR in the UK by 2030, an increase from the 10 to 15 thousand jobs that were enhanced by VR/AR in the UK in 2019.

截至2019年的报告预测，至2030年，全球将有超过2300万个工作岗位因虚拟现实（VR）和增强现实（AR）技术而得到提升，这一数字相较于2019年VR和AR技术所提升的80万个工作岗位有了显著增长。虚拟现实、增强现实以及混合现实（MR）通常被统称为扩展现实（XR），这是一个用于所有沉浸式技术的新兴术语。在全球范围内，虚拟现实（VR）的经济效益预计在2020年将再次增长，消费者VR硬件和软件市场也预计将持续至2023年呈现出上升趋势。新技术的潜在影响，如VR，现在在全球范围内更加显著，预测显示，到2030年，VR将使全球GDP增长4505亿美元。除此之外，预计到2030年，全球将有超过2300万个工作岗位因VR/AR技术而得到提升。在欧洲，虚拟现实预计将带来一系列社会和经济效益。英国预计到2030年将因VR技术而实现2010亿美元国内生产总值（GDP）的增长，而在法国，预计GDP将因VR技术而增长144亿美元。此外，预计到2030年，英国将有超过40万个工作岗位因VR/AR技术而得到提升，这一数字相较于2019年的1万至1.5万个因VR/AR技术得到提升的工作岗位有显著增长。