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E-cig hardware: an analysis of trends in the world’s biggest vape markets
18th May 2022 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
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
Pennsylvania medical cannabis vape recall linked to added flavours?
13th May 2022 - News analysis |
A widespread recall of medical cannabis vaping products in the US state of Pennsylvania has given rise to questions about the role flavour additives play in product safety and has left patients with more questions than answers
Disposable e-cigarettes: global market overview, May 2022
13th May 2022 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
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
Programme to help teens quit e-cigs is launched…
6th May 2022 - Alerts | New Mexico, North America, United States |
Malaysia: the e-cigarette market, May 2022
4th May 2022 - Country market reports , Market reports |
This report offers a comprehensive overview of the Malaysia’s e-cig market, covering all areas from market size and vaping population to retail channels and form factors
Vape stores fall behind non-specialists for the first time for UK e-cig sales
19th April 2022 - News analysis |
Specialist vape stores are no longer the most popular channel for the purchase of vaping products in the UK, according to figures from Smoking in England, which gathers together data for policymakers and others
China’s upcoming ban on e-cigarette flavours could hurt domestic producers
29th March 2022 - News analysis |
Beijing has recently announced a set of regulations that will tighten control on the vaping industry, and experts say China’s new and tightened scrutiny on e-cigarettes will likely hurt domestic producers
Market report: the vape market in the Czech Republic
24th March 2022 - Country market reports , Market reports |
The Czech Republic, which incorporated the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into its domestic legal system in 2017, presents a developed vape market that is projected to grow in the future due to increased interest, new products entering the market and overall affordability
US youth vaping continues to drop, but it still beats smoking, CDC survey reports
17th March 2022 - News analysis |
E-cigarettes remain by far the most popular means of nicotine consumption among US high school and middle school students, ahead of combustible cigarettes
Could very-low-nicotine cigarettes become new competition for vapour?
10th March 2022 - Blogs |
The news reported on our sister site TobaccoIntelligence that 22nd Century Group is looking to launch its very-low-nicotine cigarettes (VLNCs) in Chicago and South Korea seems on the surface to have little to do with vaping
Tobacconists in France have biggest increase in demand for vaping products
10th March 2022 - Blogs |
Tobacconists in France have seen the biggest increase in demand for vaping products in recent years, having received monetary support from the government to transform their businesses. Many have used this additional funding to rebrand their shops so that they attract more e-cigarette customers, according to new analysis from ECigIntelligence
Market report: France – a mature market dominated by open system products
28th February 2022 - Country market reports , Market reports |
France is one of the biggest and most developed vape markets in the world, with e-cigarettes having first appeared there in 2005. This report considers the shape of that market today, and how it looks set to develop further
Podcast: What lies ahead?
22nd February 2022 - Podcasts |
After a busy 2021 for the vaping industry, ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips joins podcast editor Jon Bruford to look back at the key events of the year
INNCO calls for health assessments and user input before flavour bans
20th January 2022 - News analysis |
INNCO urged policymakers to conduct health impact studies involving consumers and producers if flavour bans are being debated
Study finds TikTok videos portray e-cigs positively, calling for further restrictions
7th January 2022 - News analysis |
A study has warned about “significant exposure” of Generation Z teens to videos glamorising vaping on social media platform TikTok and called for “effective age restrictions” to avoid it
Market report: global online e-cigarette traffic
3rd January 2022 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
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
30th November 2021 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
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
Market report: nicotine cap disrupts market trends in Canada
15th November 2021 - Country market reports , Market reports |
This report examines the Canadian e-cigarette market and makes predictions about how the consolidation of the regulatory framework may impact the market as a whole
Respondents reduce their expenditure on hardware in Italy
4th November 2021 - Country market reports , Market reports |
Respondents are spending much less than last year on their main hardware devices. Regional differences remain, with those in the north of the country spending more than those in the south
Consumer survey report: expenditure on hardware decreases in Italy
1st November 2021 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
Following our more general report general market trends and patterns, this report analyses patterns of hardware and e-liquid usage among vapers in Italy
Italy sees sharp decrease in new female vapers between 2020 and 2021
7th October 2021 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
There has been a decrease in the number of new vapers in Italy (those who have started vaping in the last 12 months) compared with last year’s consumer survey
Consumer survey report: Italian vaping population growth continues to slow
7th October 2021 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
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
Online device purchases have decreased over time in Russia
23rd September 2021 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
There has been a decrease in online device purchases in Russia, which could be due to the well-established logistics system in Russia and the opening of new vape stores
Market report: the growth of disposables – comparing US, UK, Russia and Canada
9th August 2021 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
This report provides insights and comparisons into the disposables e-cigarette segment in Canada, Russia, UK and the US
German market more heavily impacted by EVALI than Covid-19
30th July 2021 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
The vaping-associated lung injury, or EVALI, crisis in the US in late 2019 has had a much stronger impact on the market than Covid-19
Popularity of menthol and tobacco flavours increase in the US
2nd July 2021 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
There was a notable increase in the preferences for tobacco and menthol flavours among respondents to our most recent US consumer survey
Consumer survey report: Covid-19 and new regulations impact the US market
29th June 2021 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
This report is the analysis of the latest ECigIntelligence US vape consumer survey, carried out at the end of 2020 and in early 2021
Global flavour development trends
27th May 2021 - News analysis |
ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips shares his insights into flavour developments and restrictions, in a presentation first seen at ENDS Europe online
Poland: where are all the new vapers?
6th May 2021 - News analysis |
There has been a clear decrease in the number of new vapers in Poland in recent years
Consumer survey report: product and brand availability increases in Poland
5th May 2021 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
This report is based on responses to our Polish consumer survey, with over 90% of the respondents being ex-smoker solus users
Podcast: what are the main issues surrounding flavoured e-cigarettes?
28th April 2021 - Podcasts |
Flavours continue to be both a major selling point and a major point of regulatory effort and controversy where e-cigarettes and tobacco products are concerned. ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips share his views
Consumer attitudes towards nicotine restrictions in Canada
9th April 2021 - Podcasts |
Many provinces have already restricted nicotine and flavour products in Canada, but how do attitudes across these provinces differ?
Consumer survey: Canadian vapers – characteristics, patterns and attitudes
9th April 2021 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
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
3rd March 2021 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
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
Podcast: Global predictions and analysis of the e-cigarette sector for 2021
22nd January 2021 - News analysis , Podcasts |
Tim Phillips, ECigIntelligence’s managing director, joins Jon Bruford to discuss the key developments coming up in 2021 and the drivers that shape the market
Consumer survey report: online remains most popular channel in Germany
22nd December 2020 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
ECigIntelligence carried out a survey in July 2020 and collected responses from 130 daily German vapers, mostly long-term hobbyist vapers
Market report: market and vaping product trends in the US
9th December 2020 - Country market reports , Market reports |
The US vaping market has recently experienced inputs and changes which are shaping new trends and transforming a market that generally is a bellwether for the rest of the sector worldwide
European surveys back up smoking cessation aim in e-cigarette users
13th November 2020 - News analysis |
A new survey reveals that 80% of Europeans who switched to e-cigarettes to quit their habit have succeeded
Market report: China – will China Tobacco step in and take control?
9th November 2020 - Country market reports , Market reports |
While China is the supplier of e-cigarettes to the world, the domestic vapour market is small, slow-growing – and faces the uncertainty of future regulation, or even a total takeover, by the state tobacco monopoly
Vape industry warns of 50% sales drop as second lockdown begins in England
5th November 2020 - News analysis |
Industry insiders have called for vape stores to be classed as essential outlets as all non-essential shops in England are ordered to close for a month under the terms of the country’s second lockdown
France investigates vaping market to detect and correct inconsistencies
29th October 2020 - News analysis |
New research from the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has indicated the positives and negatives of the vaping market in the country, and highlighted those areas for future investigation
US FDA wants to identify ‘concerning’ trends in vaping device problems
27th October 2020 - News analysis |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has increased the amount of mandatory information required to report a problem with an e-cigarette device in order to “identify new or concerning trends”
ASH blames ‘mistaken belief in harm’ for 11% drop in number of British vapers
16th October 2020 - News analysis |
The number of e-cigarette users in Great Britain declined by 400,000 between 2019 and 2020, according to new research by the public health charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
Concerned US vape stores diversify in response to FDA’s PMTA regulation
22nd September 2020 - News analysis |
US vape stores are diversifying into CBD and oral nicotine, while others fear being blamed by customers for reduced choice as FDA premarket tobacco product regulations cause products to disappear from the shelves
How EVALI, and the way it was reported, damaged perceptions of vaping
18th September 2020 - News analysis |
Many smokers believe vaping is at least as harmful as combustible cigarettes, despite e-cigarettes’ lower production of toxicants and carcinogens; researchers in England have been examining why
Consumer survey report: characteristics, patterns, and attitudes of French vapers
14th September 2020 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
This survey report provides an overview of the general characteristics, patterns, and attitudes of French vapers
South Korean government claims credit for 80% crash in e-cigarette sales
11th August 2020 - News analysis |
Sales of closed-system e-cigarettes in South Korea were down by 80% in the first half of 2020, a fall attributed by the government to its own ongoing policy efforts to discourage vaping
Consumer survey report: changes in vape consumer preferences in the US
27th July 2020 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
This report focuses on consumer journey in the vape category, in particular looking at multi-device usage, and nicotine and flavour behaviour
