Warby Parker

About Us

Warby Parker was founded with a mission: to inspire and impact the world with vision, purpose, and style. We’re reimagining what a company can be by demonstrating that a business can scale, be profitable, and do good—without charging a premium. It takes creativity, empathy, and innovation to achieve that goal.

Every idea starts with a problem. Ours was simple: Glasses are too expensive. Our founders were students when one of them lost his glasses on a trip. The cost of replacing them was so high that he spent a semester squinting and complaining. The others had similar experiences, amazed at how hard it was to find great frames that were affordable.

The eyewear industry is dominated by a single company that keeps prices artificially high while reaping huge profits from consumers with few options. Warby Parker was started as an alternative. By circumventing traditional channels, designing in-house, and engaging with customers directly, we provide higher-quality, better-looking prescription eyewear at a fraction of the price.

We believe buying glasses should be easy and fun, leaving you happy and good-looking with money in your pocket. We also believe everyone has the right to see. Approximately one billion people worldwide need glasses but lack access—so for every pair sold, we work with partners to ensure a pair is distributed to someone in need. Over 20 million pairs have been distributed to date.

In 2019, we started selling contacts, too! We believe buying lenses should be as easy and fun as shopping for glasses!