An embodiment relates to an aromatic polythiol compound for optical materials, and the aromatic polythiol compound according to the embodiment contains a phenyl group and a large number of sulfur atoms in its polythiol structure so that a polymerizable composition and an optical material obtained therefrom have excellent optical properties such as high refractive index and low specific gravity, as well as excellent mechanical properties such as low cure shrinkage; thus, they can be advantageously used for producing various plastic optical lenses such as eyeglass lenses and camera lenses.