EssilorLuxottica owns Ray-Ban and manufactures eyewear through the Luxottica business; its reports document Ray-Ban production in multiple countries, including China. [1][2][3]

Who makes Ray-Ban?

Owner
EssilorLuxottica; Luxottica acquired Ray-Ban from Bausch & Lomb in 1999, before the Essilor/Luxottica combination. [1][3]
Made by
Luxottica/EssilorLuxottica manufacturing operations. The 2024 report describes specialized smart-eyewear capabilities in Dongguan, China for Ray-Ban Meta. [1]
Made in
Multiple countries by product: the 2024 report identifies Dongguan for smart eyewear, while the 2020 report describes selected Ray-Ban production in Brazil and the wider Luxottica footprint. [1][2]

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Ray-Ban

EssilorLuxottica owns Ray-Ban and manufactures eyewear through the Luxottica business; its reports document Ray-Ban production in multiple countries, including China.

Evidence: [1][2][3]

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  • Ray-Ban (Brand): EssilorLuxottica owns Ray-Ban and manufactures eyewear through the Luxottica business; its reports document Ray-Ban production in multiple countries, including China. [1][2][3]
  • Ray-Ban → EssilorLuxottica (Owner): EssilorLuxottica; Luxottica acquired Ray-Ban from Bausch & Lomb in 1999, before the Essilor/Luxottica combination. [1][3]
  • EssilorLuxottica → Ray-Ban manufacturing (Manufacturer): Luxottica/EssilorLuxottica manufacturing operations. The 2024 report describes specialized smart-eyewear capabilities in Dongguan, China for Ray-Ban Meta. [1]

Who owns Ray-Ban?

Luxottica acquired Ray-Ban in 1999. The later EssilorLuxottica group owns a portfolio of eyewear brands; the 2023 and 2024 registration documents distinguish these owned brands from licensed fashion labels. [3][1]

Who actually makes Ray-Ban products?

The 2024 document describes development of internal manufacturing for smart eyewear in Dongguan. Ray-Ban Meta is a collaboration, not evidence that Meta owns the entire Ray-Ban eyewear brand. [1]

Existing supply-chain maps: Meta collaborationRay-Ban smart glasses

Where are Ray-Ban products made?

The group footprint includes Italian and Chinese manufacturing, and the 2020 report specifically describes selected Ray-Ban collections produced in Brazil after the local facility acquisition. A global factory list does not allocate every frame model. [2][1]

Is Ray-Ban made in China or the USA?

Yes, China manufacture is compatible with genuine Ray-Ban products: the group documents Dongguan smart-eyewear capabilities. Country of manufacture alone cannot establish whether an individual frame is authentic. [1]

Same factory, different label

Ray-Ban, Persol and Oakley are in the same group’s brand history. Common ownership does not establish identical lenses, frame materials or assembly lines for a particular pair. [3][1]

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Ownership timeline

  1. 1999: Luxottica acquired Ray-Ban. [1]
  2. 2018: Essilor and Luxottica combined into EssilorLuxottica. [3]
  3. 2024: The registration document described expanded internal smart-eyewear manufacturing capabilities in Dongguan. [1]

Frequently asked questions

4 questions about this supply chain, answered from the records above.

Who owns ray ban?

EssilorLuxottica; Luxottica acquired Ray-Ban from Bausch & Lomb in 1999, before the Essilor/Luxottica combination.[1][3]

Who makes ray ban?

Luxottica/EssilorLuxottica manufacturing operations. The 2024 report describes specialized smart-eyewear capabilities in Dongguan, China for Ray-Ban Meta.[1]

Where are ray ban made?

Multiple countries by product: the 2024 report identifies Dongguan for smart eyewear, while the 2020 report describes selected Ray-Ban production in Brazil and the wider Luxottica footprint.[1][2]

Is ray ban made in china?

Yes, China manufacture is compatible with genuine Ray-Ban products: the group documents Dongguan smart-eyewear capabilities. Country of manufacture alone cannot establish whether an individual frame is authentic.[1]

Sources and scope

Year-only source dates denote the report’s coverage year. Dated disclosures establish the facts described at that time. Plant output, contracts and ownership can change; this is a selected map, not a complete supplier census.

  1. [1] EssilorLuxottica Universal Registration Document 2024 (embedded PDF) — 2024 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    2024 registration document covers Ray-Ban ownership history and internal Dongguan smart-eyewear manufacturing.

  2. [2] EssilorLuxottica Universal Registration Document 2020 (embedded PDF) — 2020 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    2020 registration document describes selected Ray-Ban collections made in Brazil and the group footprint.

  3. [3] EssilorLuxottica Universal Registration Document 2023 — 2023 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    2023 registration document gives group/brand ownership and the Essilor/Luxottica combination history.

Unconfirmed

  • Frame-model-to-factory allocation, complete component suppliers and equivalence between Ray-Ban and other group brands.