Tobacco manufacturers spend huge amounts on advertising, sponsorship, and promotion of their products. Also, high price discounts were given to the cigarette retailers in 2020 to reduce the price for consumers. Furthermore, tobacco companies make high marketing and advertising investments because it leads to better brand awareness, high brand preference, increased cravings for a tobacco product, and spontaneous purchases. Thus, the rising marketing investments by key players in The Asia Pacific tobacco products market can open significant growth opportunities in the future. The Asia Pacific tobacco product market is expected to grow at a good CAGR during the forecast period.
Asia Pacific Tobacco Product Market Segmentation
The Asia Pacific tobacco product market is segmented into product type, distribution channel, and country. Based on product type, the market is segmented into cigarettes, cigars & cigarillos, roll-your-own, and others. The cigarettes segment accounted for a major share in 2020. Based on distribution channel, the market is categorized into supermarkets & hypermarkets, convenience stores, online retail, and others. The supermarkets & hypermarkets segment dominated the market in 2020. Based on country, the Asia Pacific tobacco product market is segmented into China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, and the Rest of Asia Pacific. China dominated the Asia Pacific tobacco product market in 2020.
Altria Group Inc, British American Tobacco, ITC Inc, Japan Tobacco International, Philip Moris Product S.A, and China Tobacco International (HA) are among the leading companies in the Asia Pacific Tobacco Product market.