Glasses online: $350K a month, self-reported; April 11th, 2025

Specscart sells prescription glasses, sunglasses, and accessories online. Its $350K a month was reported by the founder in an interview (not independently verified), as of April 11th, 2025.

What it actually sells

Specscart sells prescription glasses, sunglasses, and accessories online. Its site lists 2000+ glasses frame styles, free shipping and returns, a free eye-test, and a free Try at Home 2.0 offer.

How it charges

The site shows a first-order discount: “Use NEW10 for 10% off your first order over £49.99!” It also advertises glasses at “70% lower prices than the high street.”

Where customers come from

The site shows an e-commerce website alongside three physical stores in Manchester. It also presents a free eye-test and invites visitors to subscribe for exclusive launches, early offers, and some fun.

What stands out

The site states that its glasses are made in the UK and that it has served more than 400,000 happy eyes worldwide. It also says it was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe.

From the official site

Buy glasses online from 2000+ premium & fashion-forward glasses frame styles at 70% lower prices than the high street.

Free Try at Home 2.0 4 Frames 3 Lenses 1 UV Pen for 7 days

Excerpts from the official website, fetched October 1, 2026.

Where it sits in the data

Specscart's $350K a month is higher than 95% of the 6,604 projects with founder-reported monthly revenue in our dataset; the median across them is $2K. Snapshot: 2026-09-30. The dataset only covers founders who chose to publish their numbers, so it leans toward businesses that work; use it for scale, not as an average.

Currency

All figures are in US dollars as published. A rough yuan or euro conversion is not applied here because prices, taxes and acquisition costs differ by country.

Could you build something like this?

In my view, this would need real work because the buyer has to trust an online eyewear seller with a prescription and a purchase that may need support.

Distribution would require visible online discovery, physical retail coverage where relevant, and a way to turn first-time visitors into repeat buyers. Hard parts include prescription handling, eye-test requirements, returns, regulatory compliance, customer support, and competing with established eyewear sellers.

Verdict: Hard to replicate.

One thing to take from it

The clearest takeaway is to make the buying conditions visible: show the frame range, explain the discount, offer an eye-test, and state the delivery and returns terms clearly.

Sources

Specscart official website, fetched October 1, 2026
Specscart about page, fetched October 1, 2026
Starter Story founder interview: revenue reported by the founder in an interview (not independently verified), as of April 11th, 2025

Revenue, team and start-cost figures are what the founder reported at the interview date, not current figures and not a prediction of what you will earn. Product and pricing facts come from the business's own website as checked on 30 September 2026. Method & sources · Disclosure