# Meta’s Reality Labs division for VR and wearables loses $4.62B in Q2

> Source: <https://gamesbeat.com/metas-reality-labs-division-for-vr-and-wearables-loses-4-62b-in-q2/>
> Published: 2026-07-29 21:22:00+00:00

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[Join now](https://go.gamesbeat.com/gb-max/)and also get a VIP ticket to GamesBeat Next (Nov 2-3, SF).Meta’s Reality Labs division reported that it lost $4.62 billion in the most recent quarter, showing the company is still investing heavily and still losing a lot of money in virtual reality and AI wearables.

In the second quarter ended June 30, Meta said in its [earnings report](https://investor.atmeta.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2026/Meta-Reports-Second-Quarter-2026-Results/default.aspx) that Reality Labs generated revenue of $431 million. That was up from $370 million a year earlier.

But the company’s operating loss grew to $4.53 billion a year ago. Analysts expected a second-quarter loss of $5.07 billion on revenue of $423.4 million.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, focused on VR starting in 2014 with its acquisition of Oculus for $2 billion, and it launched its first headset in 2016. A big fan of the metaverse, Zuckerberg changed the company’s name from Facebook to Meta in 2021. He has been losing billions of dollars a quarter in the Reality Labs division, but the focus shifted from VR to AI glasses starting in late 2025.