You would be surprised to know that tobacco remains one of the biggest industries in spite of several warnings published by the tobacco companies like “tobacco is injurious to health”. While nobody can tell you the exact figure as to the industry’s revenue, but we can give you an estimate that it reaches an amount close to half a trillion dollars every year. If the tobacco industry were a country, its gross domestic product would be equivalent to the popular oil giants, such as Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Now, if you are curious to know top tobacco manufacturing companies in the world, you just need to continue reading this post.

Marlboro

This premium cigarette manufacturing brand is made by Philip Morris USA and Philip Morris International. You might have seen the most attractive advertisements of Marlboro cigarettes on billboards and magazines. This elite tobacco company has a long history and fame for sponsoring motorsports.

2. Pall Mall

Pall Mall is one of the leading tobacco manufacturers in the world. It is produced by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco and British American Tobacco Company, listed as top 10 tobacco companies in 2017. Pall Mall cigarette is the most popular product of Reynolds’, while some other products of this brand are also labeled as Camel, Newport and Pall Mall Black (menthol cigarette). Pall Mall is widely consumed in the United Kingdom, USA, Finland, Canada and many other countries.

3. Camel

Another popular tobacco product of the R.J. Reynolds is Camel cigarette, which sits at the second position after Pall Mall within the company’s ranks, while at third position globally. Camel cigarettes come with a blend of the Virginia tobacco with the Turkish tobacco. This brand cigarette is widely popular in the North and South American continents and in some European nations as well.

4. L&M

This popular cigarette brand was originally created by Liggett & Myers company, but today this company is owned by the Altria Group Inc. If you are an active tobacco consumer, you might know that L&M is one of the first cigarette brands that have designed cigarette with a filter. Here are some popular L&M varieties available in the market including Blue Pack (Lights) Box, Menthol Box, Red Label (Full Flavor) box, and Turkish Blend Box (Lights) etc.

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