Top 15 Countries with Highest Cigarette Consumption in the World

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3. Russia

Market size (billion sticks): 278.4

The Russian cigarette market is controlled by Japan Tobacco International, which has a market share of 33.5%. Other players, such as Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) and British American Tobacco PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BTI) also have a big presence. These three leading companies amass around 82% of the cigarette market in Russia. Between 2013 and 2016, the value of the cigarette market in Russia surged by 26.3% to $21.7 billion, although the sales volume slid by 19.6%.

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