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Data are conflicting regarding the impact of tobacco smoking in people with pneumonia due to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection (COVID‐19). We performed a retrospective multicentre cohort study of 9991 consecutive patients hospitalized in a major New York academic center between March 7th and June 5th, 2020 with laboratory‐confirmed COVID‐19. The clinical outcomes assessed included risk of hospitalization, in‐hospital mortality, risk of intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and need for mechanical ventilation among smokers (current and former). Multivariable logistic regression and propensity score models were built to adjust for potential confounders. Among 9991 consecutive patients diagnosed with COVID‐19, 2212 (22.1%) patients were self‐reported smokers (406 current and 1806 former). Current smoking was not associated with an increased risk of hospitalization (propensity score [PS]‐adjusted OR 0.91; p …