Meta's Reality Labs division lost $4.6 billion in Q2 2026, pushing total losses toward $88 billion
The Web Industry financials metaverse Meta's Reality Labs division lost $4.6 billion in Q2 2026, pushing total losses toward $88 billion Horizon Worlds is now in maintenance mode, but the losses haven't stopped By Daniel Sims July 31, 2026, 8:17 Add TechSpot Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Bottom line: Many people likely assumed that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's virtual reality ambitions were over when the company publicly stepped back from the sector earlier this year.
- ▪The Web Industry financials metaverse Meta's Reality Labs division lost $4.6 billion in Q2 2026, pushing total losses toward $88 billion Horizon Worlds is now in maintenance mode, but the losses haven't stopped By Daniel Sims July 31, 2026,
- ▪TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust.
- ▪Bottom line: Many people likely assumed that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's virtual reality ambitions were over when the company publicly stepped back from the sector earlier this year.
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The Web Industry financials metaverse Meta's Reality Labs division lost $4.6 billion in Q2 2026, pushing total losses toward $88 billion Horizon Worlds is now in maintenance mode, but the losses haven't stopped By Daniel Sims July 31, 2026, 8:17 Add TechSpot Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Bottom line: Many people likely assumed that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's virtual reality ambitions were over when the company publicly stepped back from the sector earlier this year. However, while the losses attributed to the Metaverse division have since shrunk, it is still losing billions per quarter, edging total losses since the end of 2020 ever closer to the $100 billion mark.
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