McHugh: 20% to 40% of Wist waitlist users own an iPhone and Quest headset
Andrew McHugh · #122 Wist: The Killer Use Case for VR? · Mar 4, 2025 · at 10:13
Andrew McHugh, founder of Wist, answers Charles Hudson about audience overlap between headset owners and his target consumer base.
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“I think there's about, like, 20, 20 to 40% of them have both an iPhone and one of the supported Quest headsets.”
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