Philip Morris, Currently the Largest Publicly Traded Tobacco Company

The tobacco industry remains one of the most profitable business sectors globally. This is evident in the ever-increasing profits of tobacco companies over time.

Tobacco companies are also among the largest contributors to foreign exchange earnings in their respective countries. Ironically, however, vigorous anti-smoking campaigns are also being conducted by the countries where these tobacco companies operate.

According to data from *companiesmarket.com*, Philip Morris is currently the tobacco company with the largest market capitalization, reaching US$140.16 billion. Philip Morris had 71,000 employees in 2020.

Altria Group holds the next position with a market capitalization of US$79.37 billion, followed by British American Tobacco at US$79.37 billion. ITC and Japan Tobacco have market capitalizations of US$38.22 billion and US$35.29 billion, respectively.

Imperial Brands has a market capitalization of US$20.06 billion. Swedish Match and the Indonesian tobacco company, Sampoerna, have market capitalizations of US$11.53 billion and US$8.88 billion, respectively. RLX Technology and Gudang Garam have market capitalizations of US$8.49 billion and US$4.52 billion, respectively.

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