FounderDuels

Carl Zeiss AG vs Luxottica

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Carl Zeiss AG is the older of the two, founded in 1846 — 115 years before Luxottica.

Founded
1846
1961
Status
Active
Closed 2018
Headquarters
Oberkochen, Germany
Milan, Italy
Industry
optics
optics
Employees
29,309
190,000
Legal form
Aktiengesellschaft
società per azioni
Listed on
Not recorded
Stock Exchange in Milano
Parent
Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
EssilorLuxottica

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Carl Zeiss AG and Luxottica.