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Who owns Ray-Ban?

Ray-Ban is an American eyewear brand, founded in 1937 as a sunglass line for pilots, but it has not been American-owned since 1999. It is a house brand of Luxottica Group S.p.A. of Milan, which is wholly owned by EssilorLuxottica S.A. of France. Bausch & Lomb sold the sunglass business to Luxottica in June 1999 for $636 million.

United States connection

Direct

Origin
United States
Sourced connections
1
High confidenceLast checked Oct 2026

Key facts

Brand
Ray-Ban
Founded
1937
Origin
United States
Owner
Luxottica Group
Manufacturing
Unknown

Why Whownit classifies Ray-Ban this way

  • Origin

Sources: company filingsAll sources

Ownership snapshot

  1. Ray-Ban

  2. owned by

    Luxottica Group

    Luxottica Group S.p.A.

  3. owned by

    EssilorLuxottica

    EssilorLuxottica S.A.

  4. owned by

    Public shareholders

Owned by Luxottica Group

Since June 1999, Ray-Ban has been owned by Luxottica Group S.p.A., which is part of EssilorLuxottica. EssilorLuxottica is publicly traded.

Country connections

Each relationship is recorded separately, with its own sources.

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Sources

Primary sources are listed first. Facts on this page were last checked in Oct 2026.

  1. sec.gov

    Bausch & Lomb Incorporated Form 10-K, period ended 25 December 1999 (opens in a new tab)
    SEC filingAccessed Oct 1, 2026

  2. essilorluxottica.com

    EssilorLuxottica 2025 Universal Registration Document (opens in a new tab)
    Annual reportAccessed Oct 1, 2026

  3. essilorluxottica.com

    EssilorLuxottica 2025 Universal Registration Document, brand history (opens in a new tab)
    Annual reportAccessed Oct 1, 2026

Quick answers

Who owns Ray-Ban?

Since June 1999, Ray-Ban has been owned by Luxottica Group S.p.A., which is part of EssilorLuxottica. EssilorLuxottica is publicly traded.

Which country owns Ray-Ban?

Ray-Ban is owned by Luxottica Group, which is headquartered in Italy.

Where is Ray-Ban from?

Ray-Ban was founded in 1937 to protect pilots from glare, within Bausch & Lomb Incorporated of Rochester, New York.

Is Ray-Ban an American brand?

Whownit records 1 sourced connection between Ray-Ban and the United States (Origin). At least one is direct — through the company itself.