5 Biggest Eyewear Companies in the World

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1. EssilorLuxottica SA

Number of Employees: 180,000

EssilorLuxottica SA is a Charenton-le-Pont, France-based vertically integrated eyewear company. The company is the benchmark in the eyewear market and is sometimes considered a monopoly due to its extensive presence.

EssilorLuxottica SA opened the biggest Ray-Ban store in the travel retail segment at the Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, in 2022. The company made this strategic move, keeping in mind that the airport was set to receive thousands of tourists for the FIFA World Cup 2022. Furthermore, EssilorLuxottica SA reached an agreement with Swarovski as it became the exclusive global designer, distributor, and manufacturer of Swarovski eyewear products till December 2028. The company’s successful execution of its growth plans makes it one of the biggest eyewear companies in the world.

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