The number of people who vape has overtaken the number who smoke for the first time, new figures suggest.
One in 10 adults (10%) aged 16 and over in Britain use e-cigarettes every day, according to 2024 data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
This is compared with 9.1% who said they smoke cigarettes daily.
This equates to around 5.4 million vapers and 4.9 million smokers, the ONS figures suggest.
David Mais, from the ONS, said: “Interestingly, our 2024 data show that, for the first time, the number of users of e-cigarettes or vapes has overtaken the number of smokers.
“Among adults aged 16 (and over) in Great Britain, 10% said they were e-cigarette users, compared with 9.1% that were cigarette smokers.
“This is in line with the long-term trend of fewer people smoking cigarettes over the past decade.”
