--- title: "America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses vs Eyemart Express: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses or Eyemart Express more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Optical retail chains set in the United States. 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/compare/americas-best-vs-eyemart-express" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses vs Eyemart Express: Which is searched more in the United States? Is America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses or Eyemart Express more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Optical retail chains set in the United States. 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 - **Compared**: America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses and Eyemart Express - **Competitive set**: Optical retail chains - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses Share of Search**: 21.6% - **Eyemart Express Share of Search**: 6.6% ## Is America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses or Eyemart Express more popular in search? - In September 2026, America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses had more branded searches than Eyemart Express among optical retail chains in the United States. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses had about 808,000 branded searches, while Eyemart Express had 246,000. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses made up 21.6% of all optical retail chain searches we track, and Eyemart Express accounted for 6.6%. - America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses was ahead of Eyemart Express in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses’ share of searches among optical retail chains in the United States moved from 24.6% to 21.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 988K to 808K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Eyemart Express’ share of searches among optical retail chains in the United States moved from 5% to 6.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 246K. ## Top optical retail chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses appeared in all three answers. Eyemart Express did not appear in any of the three answers. 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 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, America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses lost share of searches among optical retail chains in the United States, from 23.3% to 21.6%. ## Month by month | Month | America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses estimated searches | America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses Share of Search | America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses rank | Eyemart Express estimated searches | Eyemart Express Share of Search | Eyemart Express rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 988K | 24.6% | 2 | 201K | 5% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 958K | 22.7% | 2 | 201K | 4.8% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 988K | 22.4% | 2 | 201K | 4.5% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 24.5% | 2 | 246K | 5.2% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 988K | 24.6% | 2 | 201K | 5% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 1.2M | 24.9% | 2 | 246K | 5.2% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 958K | 23.8% | 2 | 201K | 5% | 6 | | May 2026 | 933K | 24.5% | 2 | 201K | 5.3% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 783K | 21.4% | 2 | 201K | 5.5% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 933K | 24% | 2 | 246K | 6.3% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 958K | 23.3% | 2 | 246K | 6% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 808K | 21.6% | 2 | 246K | 6.6% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses’ and Eyemart Express’ 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**: Measured on the search terms “america's best contacts and eyeglasses” and “americas best glasses”, summed into one figure. - **Eyemart Express**: Measured on the search term “eyemart express”. - [America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses profile](/demand/us/brands/americas-best) - [Eyemart Express profile](/demand/us/brands/eyemart-express) - [All optical retail chains in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-optical-retail-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses or Eyemart Express more popular in search? In September 2026, America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses had more branded searches than Eyemart Express among optical retail chains in the United States. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses had about 808,000 branded searches, while Eyemart Express had 246,000. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses made up 21.6% of all optical retail chain searches we track, and Eyemart Express accounted for 6.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses vs Eyemart Express: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/americas-best-vs-eyemart-express This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/americas-best-vs-eyemart-express. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.