Gear VR hits 1 million users – Hypergrid Business

Samsung’s Gear VR had 1 million users last month, reported its content partner, Facebook’s Oculus VR.

Oculus also reported that Gear VR now has 250 apps, including the recently-added Minecraft.

The average user spends 25 minutes a day using the headset, which was released six months ago.

MediaÂ the killer app

As is the case with other mobile-based headsets, media consumption is the killer app for the Gear VR.

According to Oculus, sevenÂ of the top ten most used apps are video apps, and,Â on any given day, nearly 80Â percentÂ of people who use Gear VR watch video content.

Gear VR currently has apps for Netflix, Hulu, and Milk VR, none of which are available for Google Cardboard-compatibleÂ mobile-based headsets.

Gear VR home area. (Image courtesy Oculus VR.)

The company also announced that it is revamping the Gear VR home area this week, with a bigger redesign coming in June.

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