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Proportion of people in Great Britain vaping who never smoked doubles in four years

Steady4 outlets reported this in 4 reports over 3 days
Tue, 6 October 2026peak 2 reports on Tue, 6 October 2026Sun, 18 October 2026

What it is about

ONSOffice for National StatisticsGreat BritainEnglandScotlandWalesUKBBCBritánii

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report
The Guardian World1 original report
Anadolu Agency (AA)1 original report
iRozhlas (Czechia)1 original report
6 Oct, 15:05over 11 days17 Oct, 08:44

1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 4 original reports

  1. Tue, 6 October 2026

    2 reports
    • The Guardian World15:05first to report

      More than 1 million people in Great Britain now vape despite having never regularly smoked, ONS data shows More than 1 million people in Great Britain now vape despite never having been regular smokers, with rates nearly doubling in just four years, according to figures that health experts describe as concerning. About 5.4 million people aged 16 and above in England, Scotland and Wales (9.9%) used e-cigarettes daily or occasionally in 2025, Office for National Statistics data showed . Vaping...

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)21:13

      Around 5.4 million adults now use e-cigarettes, while the number of cigarette smokers falls to 4.8 million, ONS figures show

  2. Sat, 17 October 2026

    1 report
    • iRozhlas (Czechia)08:44

      Elektronické cigarety měly původně pomáhat kuřákům zbavit se závislosti na tabáku. V Británii je ale stále častěji používají i lidé, kteří nikdy nekouřili. Podle nejnovějších údajů britského statistického úřadu ONS jich je už více než 1,1 milionu a jejich počet každoročně roste. Vapování se rozšířilo především mezi mladými lidmi, kteří ho často vnímají jako způsob, jak se zbavit stresu nebo úzkosti. Upozornila na to stanice BBC.

  3. Sun, 18 October 2026

    1 report

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