--- title: "America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses vs Visionworks: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses or Visionworks 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-visionworks" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses vs Visionworks: Which is searched more in the United States? Is America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses or Visionworks 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 Visionworks - **Competitive set**: Optical retail chains - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses Share of Search**: 21.6% - **Visionworks Share of Search**: 12.1% ## Is America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses or Visionworks more popular in search? - In September 2026, America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses had more branded searches than Visionworks among optical retail chains in the United States. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses had about 808,000 branded searches, while Visionworks had 450,000. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses made up 21.6% of all optical retail chain searches we track, and Visionworks accounted for 12.1%. - America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses was ahead of Visionworks 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, Visionworks’ share of searches among optical retail chains in the United States moved from 13.7% to 12.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 450K. ## Top optical retail chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses appeared in all three answers. Visionworks 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, 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%. ## 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 | Visionworks estimated searches | Visionworks Share of Search | Visionworks rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 988K | 24.6% | 2 | 550K | 13.7% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 958K | 22.7% | 2 | 550K | 13.1% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 988K | 22.4% | 2 | 550K | 12.4% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 24.5% | 2 | 673K | 14.1% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 988K | 24.6% | 2 | 550K | 13.7% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 1.2M | 24.9% | 2 | 550K | 11.7% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 958K | 23.8% | 2 | 550K | 13.7% | 4 | | May 2026 | 933K | 24.5% | 2 | 450K | 11.8% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 783K | 21.4% | 2 | 450K | 12.3% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 933K | 24% | 2 | 450K | 11.6% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 958K | 23.3% | 2 | 550K | 13.4% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 808K | 21.6% | 2 | 450K | 12.1% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses’ and Visionworks’ 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. - **Visionworks**: Measured on the search term “visionworks”. - [America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses profile](/demand/us/brands/americas-best) - [Visionworks profile](/demand/us/brands/visionworks) - [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 Visionworks more popular in search? In September 2026, America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses had more branded searches than Visionworks among optical retail chains in the United States. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses had about 808,000 branded searches, while Visionworks had 450,000. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses made up 21.6% of all optical retail chain searches we track, and Visionworks accounted for 12.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses vs Visionworks: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/americas-best-vs-visionworks This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/americas-best-vs-visionworks. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.