Topic market reports - Vape market analysis

US vape store survey 2023 – continued pessimism for a struggling industry

Written by Jonathan Darnell | 22nd May 2024

ECigIntelligence’s annual survey of US vape stores finds a drop in monthly revenue; an increase in disposables stocks and a decrease in e-liquids and hardware; and concerns over business continuing to slow ...

An analysis of ECigIntelligence's disposable e-cigarette tracker

Written by Lucas Tremlett | 23rd November 2023

This report takes a dive into data found in ECigIntelligence’s disposable e-cigarette tracker, looking at features such as price, flavours, nicotine strength and technical features ...

International trade in the vape sector: focus on Asia, the US, and Europe

Written by Mercedes Gorgni | 22nd November 2023

This report draws a broad overview of trade flows and identifies prevailing trade trends within the global e-cigarette industry ...

A journey analysis of vaping and nicotine pouch usage: a UK-US comparison

Written by Stefan Plesa | 10th May 2023

This report focuses on comparing the nicotine consumption journey in the UK and the US by analysing the time periods through which respondents used different nicotine products, including traditional cigarettes, vaping products and nicotine pouches...

US: consumer survey – a journey analysis of tobacco alternative usage

Written by Stefan Plesa | 1st March 2023

This report aims to identify patterns and gain insight into what a typical nicotine journey looks like in the US and users’ reasons for switching from one source of nicotine to another ...

US vape store survey 2022 – pessimism, PMTAs and product diversification

Written by Kate Havenga | 27th February 2023

ECigIntelligence’s annual survey of US vape stores finds a boost in monthly revenue; increases in product category diversification, disposables stocks and cannabis-derived products; and concerns over FDA requirements and other factors that could slow business...

UK: consumer survey – a journey analysis of vaping and nicotine pouch usage

Written by Stefan Plesa | 30th November 2022

This report focuses on the nicotine consumption journey in the UK by analysing the time periods for which each respondent has used tobacco alternatives – such as vaping products and nicotine pouches – in addition...

Poland: the e-cigarette market – TPD notification report, November 2022

Written by Kate Havenga | 9th November 2022

Poland adopted the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) in 2016. The report will review the product list published on 1st September 2022, with some references to previous years where applicable ...

US: the e-cigarette market – consumer survey report, October 2022

Written by Lucas Tremlett | 31st October 2022

This report outlines findings taking from our recent US e-cigarette consumer survey report, which compares results from surveys taken from 2017 to 2021 ...

Canada: the e-cigarette market – vape store survey report, September 2022

Written by Lucas Tremlett | 28th September 2022

This report outlines the findings taking from our recent Canadian vape store survey, covering all areas from e-liquid flavours and strengths to form factors, revenue and regulatory impact ...

Latin America: the disposable e-cigarette market, September 2022

Written by Kate Havenga | 15th September 2022

This report provides insights and comparisons into the disposable e-cigarette sector in nine countries in Latin America – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela ...

Consumer survey report: comparison between disposable users in the UK and the US

Written by Stefan Plesa | 7th September 2022

This report focuses on disposable devices through a comparison of the behaviours and preferences of UK and US consumers ...

The impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on Russia's vape market

Written by Pia Trnovec | 20th May 2022

This report is based on the analysis of the current situation in Russia, as the political issues surrounding the conflict with Ukraine have had an indirect impact on the vaping industry ...

E-cig hardware: an analysis of trends in the world's biggest vape markets

Written by Lucas Tremlett | 18th May 2022

This report examines some findings from ECigIntelligence’s hardware tracker. It presents market insights taken from the data, allowing the analysis of trends in the world’s leading vape markets ...

Disposable e-cigarettes: global market overview, May 2022

Written by Stefan Plesa | 13th May 2022

Disposable products gained international traction in 2021, and their popularity has increased dramatically, mostly in North America and Europe. We estimate the category to be worth over $3.3bn in 2022, with over 5m active users...

Methodology and definitions for ECigIntelligence market reports

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st March 2022

This report provides detailed information about product definitions and the various methodologies behind our market reports and market data products ...

US vape store survey 2021 – revenues and confidence on the rise

Written by Tim Phillips | 22nd February 2022

ECigIntelligence's annual survey of US vape stores finds an increase in stores' revenues, greater confidence among store owners and customers, and a change in the range of products offered ...

Market report: global online e-cigarette traffic

Written by Stefan Plesa | 3rd January 2022

This report analyses traffic to online vape retailers around the world, identifying the top markets for internet sales, including from countries where such sales are officially banned ...

A market snapshot of 'novel nicotine products' in the European Union

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th November 2021

The use of traditional tobacco products has been in decline across the EU in recent decades. We conducted a recent study to gauge the economic impact of e-cigarettes and novel nicotine products in Europe ...

Consumer survey report: expenditure on hardware decreases in Italy

Written by Lucas Tremlett | 1st November 2021

Following our more general report general market trends and patterns, this report analyses patterns of hardware and e-liquid usage among vapers in Italy ...

The post-PMTA US vape market: trends, disposables and nicotine alternatives

Written by Tim Phillips | 7th October 2021

A presentation given by Tim Phillips, ECigIntelligence managing director, to the ENDS US Workshop in October 2021 ...

Consumer survey report: Italian vaping population growth continues to slow

Written by Lucas Tremlett | 7th October 2021

This report analyses the general characteristics, trends and attitudes of vapers in Italy. In-depth reports on hardware and e-liquids will be published separately ...

Market report: the growth of disposables – comparing US, UK, Russia and Canada

Written by Jose Gomez Luengo | 9th August 2021

This report provides insights and comparisons into the disposables e-cigarette segment in Canada, Russia, UK and the...

An analysis of PMTA applications: what they reveal about the US market

Written by Eva Antal | 12th July 2021

What do the 6m-plus premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) received by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reveal about the current state of the US e-cigarette industry? We assess the FDA data ...

Consumer survey report: popularity of nicotine salts grows in Russia

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st July 2021

This report addresses Russian e-cigarette users’ product choices and behaviour, based on our online consumer survey conducted throughout January and February 2021 ...

Consumer survey report: Covid-19 and new regulations impact the US market

Written by Eva Antal | 29th June 2021

This report is the analysis of the latest ECigIntelligence US vape consumer survey, carried out at the end of 2020 and in early 2021 ...

Consumer survey report: Canadian vapers – attitudes towards flavour

Written by Jose Gomez Luengo | 25th May 2021

This report focuses on behaviours and attitudes of Canadian vapers towards flavours, and follows a previously published report on general findings ...

Nicotine tracker report: nicotine salts find success in the UK

Written by Jose Gomez Luengo | 19th May 2021

This report looks at the UK online channel, with the aim of gauging changes in consumer preferences. This is done by studying the gradual evolution of products offered on the most visited online vape retailers...

Consumer survey report: product and brand availability increases in Poland

Written by Eva Antal | 5th May 2021

This report is based on responses to our Polish consumer survey, with over 90% of the respondents being ex-smoker solus users ...

Flavour report: an analysis of the UK online channel

Written by Jose Gomez Luengo | 16th April 2021

This report focuses on the UK online channel and is based on analysis from our quarterly flavour tracker that includes all e-liquids carried by the top five multi-brand online vape retailers in the seven largest...

Consumer survey: Canadian vapers – characteristics, patterns and attitudes

Written by Julie Sedbon | 9th April 2021

This report is part of a series focusing on general characteristics, patterns and attitudes of Canadian vapers, based on an online survey carried out in January 2021 ...

Consumer survey report: e-liquid usage patterns in France

Written by Julie Sedbon | 3rd March 2021

This report is one of a series based on an online survey carried out in France between June and August 2020 by ECigIntelligence, focusing specifically on e-liquid usage patterns ...

Vape store survey report: a tough year ahead in Poland

Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou | 23rd February 2021

This report examines Polish vape stores' outlook on the vaping sector, what clients buy, how prices have changed over the years, and which sales channel is the most popular with vapers ...

Retail channels report: Italian market adapts quickly to changing situation

Written by Carlo Infurna | 26th January 2021

This report examines the Italian market in relation to recent crises, and expands our 2019 analysis into the other two main distribution channels of the Italian market: online retailers and tobacconists ...

Consumer survey report: online remains most popular channel in Germany

Written by Carlo Infurna | 22nd December 2020

ECigIntelligence carried out a survey in July 2020 and collected responses from 130 daily German vapers, mostly long-term hobbyist vapers ...

US vape stores survey, 2020 – impact analysis and outlook

Written by Eva Antal | 26th November 2020

ECigIntelligence has conducted a survey of US vape stores each year since 2016; here we present the findings of our 2020 survey in detail, including an analysis of how EVALI and COVID-19 have affected business...

Consumer survey report: characteristics, patterns, and attitudes of French vapers

Written by Migle Malinovskyte | 14th September 2020

This survey report provides an overview of the general characteristics, patterns, and attitudes of French vapers ...

Vape stores and PMTA – what's coming next? ECigIntelligence US survey 2020

Written by Eva Antal | 9th September 2020

How many US vape stores have submitted PMTAs to the FDA – and what plans do they have for facing the post-PMTA future? ECigIntelligence presents the preliminary results of its sixth annual US vape store...

Online Brand Tracker data report: flavours, nicotine and pricing in Russia

Written by Migle Malinovskyte | 31st August 2020

This report takes an in-depth look at the Russian online channel, combining the data from our brand and flavour and nicotine trackers, which includes all e-liquid products carried by the top five Russian online retailers...

COVID-19 online markets tracker

Written by Hèctor Rodríguez Tubau | 14th August 2020

This interactive tracking tool presents online traffic changes in the vape retail sector across 32 countries, including analysis of total online traffic evolution per country, total regional online traffic by retailer type, and changes in...

Consumer survey report: the UK at a glance, with our post-pandemic forecast

Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou | 28th July 2020

Our survey report provides an overview of e-cigarette consumer habits in the UK and analyses the future of the country's vaping sector, including our forecast of how it is likely to emerge from the coronavirus...

Consumer survey report: changes in vape consumer preferences in the US

Written by Eva Antal | 27th July 2020

This report focuses on consumer journey in the vape category, in particular looking at multi-device usage, and nicotine and flavour behaviour ...

Online retail report: open systems dominate in Canada

Written by Migle Malinovskyte | 18th June 2020

This report examines the online market in Canada, looking at the effects of COVID-19 on vape products’ offer evolution since Q1 2019 on the country’s top five e-cig websites ...

TPD notifications: more hardware than e-liquid notified in Germany

Written by Carlo Infurna | 12th May 2020

This report analyses the notified products in Germany between April 2018 and September 2019, looking at both hardware and e-liquids ...

Total traffic change to online vape retailers, February-March 2020

Written by Eva Antal | 4th May 2020

This report looks at the changes in online retail channels for e-cigarette products over the early period of the COVID-19 crisis in four major markets: France, the US, Italy and the UK ...

Consumer survey: US flavour report

Written by Eva Antal | 23rd April 2020

This report, the first of a series of studies of current topics in the vaping world, looks at flavour preferences of open system users and what consumers will do if their favourite flavours are banned...

TPD notification report: domestic brands dominate in Poland

Written by Migle Malinovskyte | 22nd April 2020

Poland transposed the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) in 2016. The law requires notification of products six months before marketing. This report compares the April 2019 and March 2020 lists ...

Consumer survey report: advanced kits mostly bought online in Italy

Written by Carlo Infurna | 31st March 2020

This report is one of a series of studies coming from a survey carried out in Italy in February 2020 by ECigIntelligence, specifically focusing on hardware usage patterns of Italian vapers and which devices they...

Consumer survey report: Puff is the most common e-liquid brand in Italy

Written by Carlo Infurna | 25th March 2020

This report is one of a series of studies from our online survey carried out in February 2020. It explores Italian consumer e-liquid preferences, choices and behaviours based on a sample of over 500 respondents...

Consumer survey report: vaping population growth slows in Italy

Written by Carlo Infurna | 19th March 2020

This report is focused on general characteristics, patterns and attitudes of Italian vapers. It is based on an online survey carried out in February 2020 with the help of industry players, specialist forums, blogs, magazines...

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