Man, you won’t believe this, but EssilorLuxottica just dropped their Q2 report and guess what? Those Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, they’re like the hotcakes of the tech world—tripled revenue compared to last year. I mean, folks are jamming out and snapping photos with these things since they popped up in 2023. Crazy, right?
So, they’re priced starting at $300. And, yeah, Meta’s digging it so much, they’re rolling with EssilorLuxottica till, like, 2030. Oh, and they’re tossing a casual $3.5 billion into the pot. Yup, billion with a B. Talk about commitment.
I slapped a picture in here somewhere—no clue why it’s so huge. Anyway, the glasses look slick, don’t they?
Moving on—wait, where was I? Right! So, EssilorLuxottica was all “Hey, our AI glasses are the bee’s knees,” saying they tripled their revenue in the first half of the year. But here’s the kicker: they didn’t even count their spiffy new Oakley Meta HTSN glasses in those numbers. Those bad boys are $500 if you want one of those ‘Limited Edition’ versions. Pre-orders kicked off July 11th—write that down if you’re into high-tech shades.
Not to get sidetracked, but I never found out how many units they’ve sold. A couple million by February, though. Impressive or what?
Francesco Milleri and his Deputy CEO buddy Paul du Saillant are pretty jazzed, saying they hit a growth stride all over the place, even with the world in chaos. Revenue’s up 5.5%—around €14 billion, can you imagine?—despite, you know, economic apocalypse vibes.
Oh, and side note—random tariffs cropped up and the dollar’s been flailing. But, hey, they’re chugging along. Resilient bunch, those folks.
