Okay, so here’s the thing. We’re talking about EssilorLuxottica, and I’m sure you’ve heard of them. They’re HUGE in the eyewear world, and now they’re diving deep into tech with those Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. Weird combo, right? Glasses and AI, but it’s actually working crazy well.
So, picture this. 2023 rolls in, and bam! They drop these new-gen smart glasses — music, photos, video, straight outta your glasses. Kind of futuristic. And get this: they’ve somehow TRIPLED their revenue in just a year. No joke. It’s got Meta all excited too. They’re throwing a whopping $3.5 billion into their partnership till 2030. That’s a lot of zeroes.
And I gotta mention, these babies start at $300. Not cheap, but the buzz is wild. Then there’s this image floating around (probably from Meta or EssilorLuxottica) that’s got everyone talking. It’s… well, kinda typical for a product shot, but catchy enough to be everywhere online.
Jump to 2025, and the CEO is all proud of the company’s hustle. They’re saying these AI glasses are gaining even more traction. Imagine that! They don’t give away exact numbers though. Mysterious? Maybe. But back in February, they did spill the beans on having sold 2 million units — that’s a ton of glasses!
Oh, and they didn’t forget to drop news of a newbie, Oakley Meta HTSN, with pre-orders starting — drumroll — July 11th. Priced at $500 for the limited edition. That’s steep, but folks seem hyped.
EssilorLuxottica is cruising with a 5.5% overall revenue bump, hitting €14 billion in the first half of 2025. And yeah, they’re facing some global economic hiccups — US tariffs, dollar devaluations — the usual chaos, but still managing to stay on top. It’s all kinda wild, right? But there you have it.
