Warby Parker was founded with a mission: to inspire and impact the world with vision, purpose, and style.The eyewear industry was dominated by a single company that could artificially keep prices high while reaping massive profits from consumers who had no other choice.Warby Parker set out to create an alternative. By bypassing traditional channels, designing glasses in-house, and engaging directly with customers, we were able to offer higher-quality, better-looking prescription eyewear at a fraction of the prevailing price.We believe buying glasses should be simple and fun. It should make you happy and look great, with money still left in your pocket.
We also believe everyone has the right to see. Worldwide, 2.5 billion people need glasses but lack access; of these, 624 million cannot effectively learn or work due to significant vision impairment. To help address this issue, we partner with a select group of global organizations to ensure that for every pair of glasses sold, a pair is distributed to someone in need. To date, over 8 million pairs of glasses have been distributed through our "Buy a Pair, Give a Pair" program.
