Nicotine and tobacco products continue to grow faster than e-commerce overall

Total e-commerce turnover in Sweden reached SEK 13.4 billion in September 2026, a decrease of 7 per cent compared to the corresponding month last year. In the third quarter, total e-commerce turnover decreased by 3 per cent compared to the same quarter last year. Cumulative turnover growth so far this year stands at 2 per cent.

During the period January–September 2026, turnover in the nicotine and tobacco products category increased by 6 per cent compared to the same period last year, against 2 per cent for e-commerce overall. Among the categories measured in the report, only two categories have shown stronger growth so far this year.

In September, 6 per cent of consumers purchased nicotine and tobacco products online, compared with 5 per cent in the same month last year. The category is thereby one of only two in the report where the share of consumers shopping online increased compared to September 2025.

In the third quarter, turnover in the category decreased by 9 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter in 2025. The average purchase amount per consumer was SEK 740 in the third quarter of 2026, compared with SEK 810 in the corresponding quarter in 2025.

“The third quarter was weaker for e-commerce as a whole. But looking at the year so far, nicotine and tobacco products continue to grow faster than the market, and more consumers are choosing to buy them online than last year. This growth in turnover is also confirmed by the performance we have seen at Haypp during the first and second quarters,” says Markus Lindblad, Head of Legal & External Affairs.

Read the full report (in Swedish) here.

For more information, please contact:

Markus Lindblad
Head of Legal & External Affairs
+46 (0) 708153983
markus.lindblad@hayppgroup.com

Erik Bloomquist, CFA
Head of Investor Relations
+46 (0) 768856483
erik.bloomquist@hayppgroup.com

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