CategoryWearable AI
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Overview
XREAL (formerly Nreal) is a Beijing-based AR glasses manufacturer and the global #1 consumer AR brand by sales revenue (2022-2025). Its flagship Project Aura is a reference hardware platform for Google's Android XR, featuring OLED displays in a lightweight glasses form factor. XREAL operates in 40+ countries.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Product
Partner
Launch
XREAL One spatial computing glasses
AR glasses company profile
Data & sources
Web sources
3
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company XREAL has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Google1× joint19 total
Most recent
XREAL on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where XREAL's robots are operating, by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Chi Xu CEO & Co-foundersecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Chi Xucofounderfounded 2017-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for XREAL.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- XREAL3 deployments
Recent coverage
XREAL in third-party press
Peer companies
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names XREAL.
Financial state
- Total funding
- $100.0M
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Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company XREAL has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Google1× joint19 total
Funding rounds (1)
- Other2026-01-08
$100M(reported)
Timeline
Every recorded move in XREAL’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundOther funding round
2026-01-08Other raising $100000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Project Aura at China, Asia
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Project Aura at Japan, Asia
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Project Aura at United States
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-31
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-31
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for XREAL.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning XREAL from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Xreal, Google's smart glasses partner, thinks it has finally mastered this notoriously tricky industry
XREAL CEO Chi Xu says Project Aura on track for commercial release in 2026; company expects to break even next year
Google's Leading AR Glasses Partner XREAL Raises 00M
XREAL raised 00M from supply chain partners, bringing total to 33M; CEO Chi Xu says IPO expected in 2026
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/xreal.md
- RSS feed: /companies/xreal/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/8710f9af-38b0-4dfd-a3ae-c1b381be34c3
- Revision history: /companies/xreal/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
XREAL xbx a01+ Review | The Best $299 AR Glasses I've Tried? Can a pair of lightweight AR glasses really replace a massive TV? I wasn't convinced at first. When I first put on the XREAL xbx a01+, the image felt slight
These AR glasses are still bulky and hot On the ground, but in the sky they shine! I admit my fault and will use them on planes, Tho will not use them all the t
Curious about the XReal One? Watch this video to see my honest review and find out if it's worth trying out for yourself! SUBSCRIBE :D LET'S HIT 10k! #xrealon
Is the XREAL Aura the future of XR and spatial computing? In this week's video on Tech Talk With, I share my personal opinions on why I believe the XREAL Aura i
#ai #robot #usa XREAL describes it as “spatial computing, in glasses,” with a 70-degree optical see-through display, Gemini assistance, and a design meant to s
Eyes on the Prize - #ARforALL December 4th 10:00 AM EST https://bit.ly/4fMW28L #XREAL
Ever wondered how we make out AR glasses? This insider look at our dedicated manufacturer gives you a glimpse into part of our process. From the drawing boa
Xreal is an Chinese augmented reality glasses company who are focused on delivering budget-friendly AR solutions. This brand is on a mission to redefine the aug
In this video, we present our innovative engineering project where we use Augmented Reality to control a 5 DOF cobot (collaborative robot). By wearing Nreal Gla
Xreal, Rokid, and Halliday. Do you know their differences? #arglasses #aiglasses #xreal
Heat Index
Category contender77/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
XREAL draws attention at the 42nd percentile but verifies reality at the 57th percentile among wearable robots. Hype Gap -14.8, 25th widest among wearable robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $100M raised and recent funding activity. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 6, 2026