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British American Tobacco is the world’s second largest quoted tobacco group by global market share, with brands sold in more than 180 markets.
With over 300 brands in our portfolio, we make the cigarette chosen by one in eight of the world’s one billion adult smokers. We hold robust market positions in each of our regions and have leadership in more than 50 markets.
In 2008, our subsidiaries enabled governments worldwide to gather almost £22 billion a year in taxes, including excise duty on our products, more than eight times the Group’s profit after tax.
We have sustained a significant global presence for over 100 years. Our business was founded in 1902 and by 1912 had become one of the world’s top dozen companies by market capitalization.