The Tobacco Industry: Fact Sheet no. 18 - ASH

The Tobacco Industry: Fact Sheet no. 18 - ASH: "Market share

The cigarette and tobacco market in the United Kingdom is dominated by two firms, Gallaher and Imperial Tobacco, who between them control around 80% of the market. Following the acquisition of the German tobacco company Reemtsma, Imperial Tobacco is now the world’s fourth largest tobacco company. One other major firm, British American Tobacco (BAT), manufactures cigarettes in the UK but sells almost all of them abroad. Its share of the world tobacco market is 15.4%, just behind the world leader Philip Morris which controls 16.4% of the global market. "