What are the top selling cigarettes in the World? The brand of cigarettes is not such an important factor for those who smoke just to take their daily dosage of nicotine, but for those who really enjoy smoking, brand of cigarettes is everything, and the price usually doesn’t matter. Because of the second type of smokers, the tobacco companies have developed entire marketing strategies and spend a huge amount on commercials designed to attract their attention. The passionate smokers are looking for the cigarette with the best taste, and that is usually how they choose their brand of cigarettes, and if you are one of them, then you might also like our other list, where we have presented the 10 Most Expensive Cigarette Brands. Check it out.
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In the last few decades, the general world opinion regarding smoking cigarettes has changed a lot. Before, smoking was considered to be sexy and cool, but today, smoking is seen as an unhealthy and unwanted habit. Only a decade ago, the tobacco companies used actors, TV commercials, magazines, motor sport teams, and even sportsmen for promoting cigarette smoking and their brands. Things have changed, and today smoking is seen as a very addictive habit and as a habit that is harmful and dangerous for you as well as for the people around you. But still, cigarettes remain one of the best-selling products in the world, and more than 6 trillion have been sold in the last 12 months. Here is how the numbers stand:
– Total number of cigarettes sold in the world per year 6,674,000,000,000
– Total number of cigarettes sold in the U.S. per year 271,000,000,000
– Average number of cigarettes each smoker consumes per year 6,200
By the way, you can watch the video below to find out 7 cigarette brands that contain the lowest tar and nicotine.
The tobacco industry is one of the largest industries on the planet, and even with the banning of the advertising of tobacco products, the cigarette brands in our list are still massively selling cigarettes and the numbers get bigger every year.
In our list, we have presented you the 11 cigarette brands that are the best in the tobacco industry as far as the selling results go, and in order to rank them, we have used every brand’s number of the sold cigarettes in the last 12 months. Here is how the results came out.
11. HILTON
53 300 000 000 cigarettes sold
The famous British American Tobacco company has started producing these cigarettes in 1970. The flavor that this brand offers is most popular among smokers in the United States and in Great Britain.
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10. CAMEL
59 300 000 000 cigarettes sold
This brand has been the first that has introduced the concept of factory rolled tobacco for smoking. They are well known for their unique flavor that comes from the use of Turkish and Virginian tobacco, as well as for their ability to burn smoothly and evenly. Camel comes as the one of the most used cigarette brands world wide.
9. DAVIDOFF
69 200 000 000 cigarettes sold
The Swiss tobacco company is behind this brand. Davidoff is used by many smokers, and it is the characteristic flavor of these cigarettes that makes them famous, even though they are quite pricey and are considered to be one of the most luxurious brands. People who smoke this brand will all agree that its flavor cannot be compared with any other brand.
8. PARLIAMENT
71 300 000 000 cigarettes sold
Parliament is one of the oldest cigarette brands in the history of the tobacco industry. This brand was established by the Philip Morris company in 1931. This brand is famous for its high quality tobacco and recessed paper filters. Parliament cigarettes have a taste that is one of the most popular in the world, and they are famous, and very used, all over the world.
7. DUNHILL
77 400 000 000 cigarettes sold
This brand is one of the most used as far as the luxury cigarette brands are concerned. They are manufactured by British American Tobacco, and known for their smooth taste that comes from the finest Virginian tobacco. People who smoke Dunhill claim that their smell of fresh tobacco and special slow burning paper are great for soothing the nerves.
6. KENT
80 300 000 000 cigarettes sold
This brand is the first one to introduce the filter cigarettes in the market. They are known for having a special active-charcoal filter, and a very low amount of nicotine, in order to reduce the dangerous effects of cigarette smoke.
5. WINSTON
90 300 000 000 cigarettes sold
This brand was introduced to the world in 1954, and in the 60s, this brand was the number 1 in the cigarette industry. Today Winston cigarettes remain as one of the best-selling cigarette brands in the world.
4. NEWPORT
92 500 000 000 cigarettes sold
Every forth beginner smoker starts with menthol cigarettes, because they want to hide the smell of the cigarette smoke and have a better breath, not to mention that it is much easier to start smoking menthol cigarettes. This is the reason why Newport cigarettes are among the most popular and best selling cigarettes in the world, and why they are on our list of 11 Top Selling Cigarettes In the World.
3. PALL MALL
99 500 000 000 cigarettes sold
This brand of cigarettes is famous for its unique size, and they come as one of the longest available in the market. Pall Mall is likewise famous for its blend of the finest tobacco, which offers a deep and rich flavor. This brand is considered to be one of the best cigarette brands in the world, and it also comes with an affordable price.
2. LUCKY STRIKE
107 200 000 000 cigarettes sold
There isn’t a single person in the world that hasn’t heard of this brand. Lucky Strike is the second most famous American tobacco brand, and it is well known because of the use of roasted tobacco, which allows the cigarettes to have an enhanced flavor. This brand is also one of the most popular cigarette brands among women.
1. MARLBORO
472 700 000 000 cigarettes sold
Philip Morris International is behind the Marlboro cigarettes, and they are the most popular and best selling cigarette brand in the world, for years. Marlboro is well remembered for its billboard advertisements and the famous Marlboro Man, as well as for sponsorship in motorsport. In the beginning, Marlboro cigarettes were meant only for the ladies, but nowadays, this iconic brand is the most popular one among all smokers, because it comes as the smoothest, and at the same time the strongest cigarette. Marlboro cigarettes are sold literally all over the planet.
This was our list of the 11 Top Selling Cigarette Brands In the World. We hope that you found some interesting facts, and learned something new about your favorite cigarette brand. By the way, what is your favorite cigarette brand?
