--- title: "America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses: search popularity in the United States" description: "America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses is a discount optical chain offering eye exams and glasses. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/brands/americas-best" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses: search popularity in the United States America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses is a discount optical chain offering eye exams and glasses. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Brand**: America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses - **Market**: United States - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among optical retail chains**: 21.6% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Optical retail chains | 2 | 21.6% | 808K | - [Optical retail chains in the US](/demand/us/categories/us-optical-retail-chains) ## Top optical retail chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses appeared in all three answers. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses is the second most recommended of the eight. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Costco | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Warby Parker | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | LensCrafters | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Walmart | 5th | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Pearle Vision | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Visionworks | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Eyemart Express | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about optical retail chains - Asked ChatGPT "Where should I get an eye exam and glasses in the US?": 1. Costco, 2. Warby Parker, 3. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, 4. LensCrafters, 5. Walmart - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best optical store chains in the US?": 1. Costco, 2. Warby Parker, 3. LensCrafters, 4. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, 5. Pearle Vision, 6. Walmart - Asked ChatGPT "Which optical chain in the US has the cheapest glasses and eye exams?": 1. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, 2. Walmart, 3. Costco Not named in any answer: Visionworks and Eyemart Express. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 22, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses changed in the United States over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses in the United States fell from 988K to 808K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses’ share of searches among optical retail chains in the United States decreased from 24.6% to 21.6%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses’ share of searches among optical retail chains in the United States peaked at 24.9% in March 2026 and was lowest at 21.4% in June 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States optical retail chains in September 2026? - In September 2026, Eyemart Express overtook Pearle Vision to rank 5th among optical retail chains in the United States, with 6.6% of the searches. - In September 2026, LensCrafters gained share of searches among optical retail chains in the United States, from 24.3% to 26.8%. - In September 2026, Warby Parker gained share of searches among optical retail chains in the United States, from 16.4% to 18%. - In September 2026, America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses lost share of searches among optical retail chains in the United States, from 23.3% to 21.6%. - In September 2026, Visionworks lost share of searches among optical retail chains in the United States, from 13.4% to 12.1%. - In September 2026, Pearle Vision lost share of searches among optical retail chains in the United States, from 7.3% to 6.6%. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Optical retail chains | 988K | 24.6% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | Optical retail chains | 958K | 22.7% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | Optical retail chains | 988K | 22.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Optical retail chains | 1.2M | 24.5% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | Optical retail chains | 988K | 24.6% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | Optical retail chains | 1.2M | 24.9% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Optical retail chains | 958K | 23.8% | 2 | | May 2026 | Optical retail chains | 933K | 24.5% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | Optical retail chains | 783K | 21.4% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | Optical retail chains | 933K | 24% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | Optical retail chains | 958K | 23.3% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | Optical retail chains | 808K | 21.6% | 2 | ## How are America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses’ branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses’ name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “america's best contacts and eyeglasses” - “americas best glasses” ## Which optical retail chains compete with America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses? - [LensCrafters](/demand/us/brands/lenscrafters): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/americas-best-vs-lenscrafters - [Warby Parker](/demand/us/brands/warby-parker): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/americas-best-vs-warby-parker - [Visionworks](/demand/us/brands/visionworks): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/americas-best-vs-visionworks - [Eyemart Express](/demand/us/brands/eyemart-express): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/americas-best-vs-eyemart-express - [Pearle Vision](/demand/us/brands/pearle-vision): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/americas-best-vs-pearle-vision - [Walmart](/demand/us/brands/walmart-us) - [Costco](/demand/us/brands/costco) ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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