5 Biggest Eyewear Companies in the World

3. Kering Eyewear

Number of Employees: 42,800

Kering Eyewear is a Padova, Italy-based luxury and high-end eyewear company with a group of powerful brands in its portfolio. Some of these brands include Gucci, Montblanc, Cartier, Dunhill, and Puma. Kering Eyewear designs and manufactures eyewear products for these brands, keeping in line with the brand identity.

In March 2022, Kering Eyewear announced the takeover of US-based Maui Jim for an undisclosed amount. The eyewear market is set to experience growth due to the deteriorating eye care amongst the masses, benefitting a company like Kering Eyewear. In December 2022, Kering Eyewear partnered with Dufry to launch a multi-brand concept eyewear store at the Zurich airport. The store is wholly dedicated to Kering eyewear’s portfolio of brands. In Q3 2022, Kering Eyewear reported group revenue of €5,137 million, reflecting an increase of 14% from the same period last year.