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Top 25 Optics and lens manufacturers worldwide

RevenueBase identified 3,984 optics and lens manufacturers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 119,787 professional contacts across them, including 26,130 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and Wenzhou the largest hub.

This list covers optics and lens manufacturers worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. Country and city lists for optics and lens manufacturers follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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3,984Companies
119,787Contacts tracked
26,130Verified emails
0Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest optics and lens manufacturers worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 3,984 optics and lens manufacturers worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to optics and lens manufacturers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 202610001+17,683 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of advanced vision care products, eyewear and med-tech solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2Indirect evidenceBridgewater, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202610001+8,166 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We're a leading global eye health organization that is dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world – from the moment of birth…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3Partial evidenceOberkochen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 202610001+6,840 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4Strong evidenceSan Ramon, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20265,001-10,0006,454 contacts →

Strong evidence

“CooperVision, a unit of The Cooper Companies, Inc.(NASDAQ: COO), is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5Strong evidenceCharenton Le Pont Cedex, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026n/a6,074 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The world's leading ophthalmic optics company, Essilor designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of lenses to improve and protect eyesight.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6Indirect evidenceCincinnati, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202610001+5,896 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“LensCrafters is a place for visionaries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7Indirect evidenceSão Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 17, 20265,001-10,0002,539 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fundada em 1992 por Arione Diniz, na cidade de São Luís (MA), é hoje a maior rede brasileira do varejo óptico com capital 100% nacional.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8Indirect evidencePittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20265,001-10,0002,117 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Excelitas is the leading provider of advanced, life-enriching technologies that make a difference, serving global market leaders in the life sciences, advanced industrial…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9Partial evidenceNewton, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,348 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Thorlabs is a leading designer and manufacturer of photonics equipment for research, manufacturing, and biomedical applications.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10Strong evidenceChennai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 17, 20265,001-10,0001,340 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Since 1978, Appasamy Associates and Group of companies have been leading manufacturers and distributors of Ophthalmic Diagnostic & Surgical Equipments, Intraocular Lenses (IOLs)…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11Indirect evidenceLongarone, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,251 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Marcolin is among the global leading groups in eyewear founded in 1961 in the heart of the Veneto district, Italy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12Strong evidenceTacoma, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202610001+1,227 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Since its establishment in 1941 as Japan’s first specialty manufacturer of optical glass, HOYA has diversified into new business areas that exploit the potential of advanced…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13Indirect evidenceMunich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 20265,001-10,000981 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We recognise that every person and eye is unique and different.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14Indirect evidenceJena, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000880 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Jenoptik – MORE LIGHT.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15Partial evidenceCoral Springs, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000768 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ABB Optical Group is a leading provider of optical products, services and business solutions in the eye care industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16Strong evidenceLake Forest, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000757 contacts →

Strong evidence

“STAAR, which has been dedicated solely to ophthalmic surgery for over 40 years, designs, develops, manufactures and markets implantable lenses for the eye.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17Strong evidence35578 Wetzlar, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000659 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Leica Camera AG is an internationally operating, premium-segment manufacturer of cameras and sport optics products.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18Strong evidenceBarrington, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000592 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Edmund Optics has been a leading supplier of precision optics and optical components since 1942, designing and manufacturing a wide array of multi-element optical lenses, lens…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19Indirect evidenceSan Jose, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000586 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Lumentum has acquired Oclaro.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20Indirect evidenceWorthing, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000529 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Rayner is a global leader in cataract surgery solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21Partial evidenceShamir, IsraelHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000468 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Shamir Optical Industry Ltd.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22Strong evidenceMiddlefield, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000451 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Zygo is the global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced optical metrology systems and ultra-precise optical components and assemblies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23Partial evidenceStockholm, SwedenHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000412 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Synoptik etablerades i Sverige 1991 och är idag med över 120 butiker och en omsättning nära en miljard en av landets ledande aktörer inom optik.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24Partial evidenceIlminster, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000391 contacts →

Partial evidence

“G&H is a world leader in optical designing, testing and manufacturing.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25Indirect evidenceMilano, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000330 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Vision Group è una delle principali reti distributive di prodotti ottici in Italia, con sede a Milano.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

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Optics and lens manufacturers worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026
21.8%Verified-email coverage
30.1Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
1.5%Largest-city concentration · Wenzhou
Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,602
11-50
1,180
51-200
683
201-500
246
501-1,000
78
1,001-5,000
84
5,001-10,000
12
10001+
20

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among optics and lens manufacturers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
22 countries, largest first: the United States, China, Germany, Italy, Brazil, France, India, the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands and 12 more. Country and city lists for optics and lens manufacturers are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “optics and lens manufacturers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names optics and lens manufacturers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among optics and lens manufacturers, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 26,130 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Optics and lens manufacturers by location

22 lists · largest first

Every Optics and lens manufacturers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

Countries

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names optics and lens manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many optics and lens manufacturers are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 3,984 optics and lens manufacturers worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Essilorluxottica, headquartered in Paris, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most optics and lens manufacturers?

The United States leads with 696 companies, followed by China (597) and Germany (408). Every optics and lens manufacturers list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most optics and lens manufacturers?

Wenzhou leads with 58 headquartered companies, followed by Shenzhen (55) and Sao Paulo (54).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.