€4.5bn
€XX.Xm
32,001
5,266
€XXX.Xm
Industry sales developed positively overall between 2019 and 2024, growing by an average of 1.4% per year. However, demand for and sales of cigarettes, fine-cut tobacco, cigars and cigarillos have fallen in the last two years. Inflation has unsettled tobacco consumers, who have therefore turned to cheaper bulk packs or cheaper brands. The prices of tobacco products have also risen sharply. The price increases were caused both by high inflation and the higher costs of manufacturing tobacco products as well as by increases in tobacco tax. As part of the Tobacco Tax Modernisation Act, it was decided to gradually increase tobacco tax between 2022 and 2026. In the cigars segment, this is likely to lead to a further decline in the low-price segment, while the classic cigars and cigarillos segment will remain relatively stable or decline slightly. Since 2022, the retail sector has also been faced with inflation-related additional costs, above all higher energy costs, which have had a negative impact on earnings. The increase in the minimum wage was an additional cost driver.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 1.4 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated €4.5bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue (€m)
2024 |
---|---|---|
Wolsdorff Tobacco GmbH | 143.7 | |
M. Niemeyer GmbH & Co. KG | 78.1 | |
H. Lomberg GmbH & Co. KG | 65.5 |
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Tobacconists in Germany
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Cigarettes, Sideline products and Accessories for smoking. Cigarettes is the largest segment of the Tobacconists in Germany.
The cigarette segment is likely to lose further sales share as a result of the tobacco tax increase
The industry sells tobacco products such as cigarettes and cigars to end consumers. In addition, the accessories required for the consumption of tobacco products are distributed by industry players. These include shishas and pipes, for example.
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WZ 47.26 - Tobacconists in Germany
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The market size of the Tobacconists industry in Germany is €4.5bn in 2024.
There are 5,266 businesses in the Tobacconists industry in Germany, which has grown at a CAGR of 1.4 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Tobacconists industry in Germany has been growing at a CAGR of 1.4 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Tobacconists industry in Germany is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Tobacconists market in Germany are Wolsdorff Tobacco GmbH, M. Niemeyer GmbH & Co. KG and H. Lomberg GmbH & Co. KG
Cigarettes and Sideline products are part of the Tobacconists industry.
The company holding the most market share in Germany is Wolsdorff Tobacco GmbH.
The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Tobacconists industry in Germany.