Top 15 Countries with Highest Cigarette Consumption in the World

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2. Indonesia

Market size (billion sticks): 316.1

Indonesia is the second-largest cigarette market in the world. However, traditional cigarettes are not the most popular tobacco product in the country. Instead, people prefer kreteks, which are a type of cigarettes made from tobacco and cloves. To adapt to this preference, Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) acquired Sampoerna, the leading Indonesian manufacturer of kreteks, in 2005. Sampoerna still is the dominant market player, outperforming all cigarettes, with a 23% share.

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