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America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses vs Costco:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses had more branded searches than Costco among optical retail chains in the United States. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses had about 808,000 branded searches, while Costco had 110,000. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses made up 21.6% of all optical retail chain searches we track, and Costco accounted for 2.9%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about optical retail chains, both America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses and Costco appeared in all three answers. Costco was mentioned before America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses in two out of three answers.

Among optical retail chains in the United States in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, about 7 searches for every 1 for Costco

America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses 808K searchesCostco 110K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Both are mentioned in every answer we collected.

America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses in 3 of 3Costco in 3 of 3

Who does AI recommend more?

Costco, named ahead of America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses in 2 of 3 answers

Costco first in 2America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses first in 1

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Top optical retail chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions, both America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses and Costco showed up in all three answers. Costco was listed before America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses in two of them.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Costco1st
  2. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses2nd
  3. Warby Parker3rd
  4. LensCrafters4th
  5. Walmart5th
  6. Pearle Vision6th
  7. Visionworks–
  8. Eyemart Express–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

See every answer about optical retail chains

3 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in United States on October 22, 2026.

Is America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses or Costco more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses and Costco by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all eight optical retail chains we track, month by month, from searches in United States.

America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses and Costco among optical retail chains in the United States, by month

Share of searches by month for America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Costco. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthLensCraftersAmerica's Best Contacts & EyeglassesWarby ParkerVisionworksEyemart ExpressPearle VisionWalmartCostco
Oct 202524.9%24.6%16.7%13.7%5%7.5%5%2.7%
Nov 202529%22.7%16%13.1%4.8%7.1%4.8%2.6%
Dec 202527.6%22.4%18.6%12.4%4.5%6.8%4.5%3.1%
Jan 202625.6%24.5%17.3%14.1%5.2%6.3%4.2%2.8%
Feb 202624.9%24.6%16.7%13.7%5%7.5%5%2.7%
Mar 202626%24.9%17.6%11.7%5.2%6.4%5.2%2.9%
Apr 202624.9%23.8%16.7%13.7%5%7.5%5%3.4%
May 202626.2%24.5%17.6%11.8%5.3%6.4%5.3%2.9%
Jun 202627.3%21.4%18.4%12.3%5.5%6.7%5.5%3%
Jul 202625.7%24%17.3%11.6%6.3%6.3%5.2%3.5%
Aug 202624.3%23.3%16.4%13.4%6%7.3%6%3.3%
Sep 202626.8%21.6%18%12.1%6.6%6.6%5.4%2.9%

How has the America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses and Costco comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for United States optical retail chains in September 2026?

1 change

  1. 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%.

How are branded searches counted?

3 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses’ and Costco’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses

2 branded search terms

  • america's best contacts and eyeglasses
  • americas best glasses

Costco

1 branded search term

  • costco optical

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

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