
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the biggest franchise cricket league in the world and has a big fan base not just in India but also across the globe. Apart from the tournament, there are also some of the biggest franchises in the IPL which have a huge fan base and always get a rack of support whenever they take on the field.
A fanbase of an IPL franchise can be measured on the basis of how much support they get from the fans whenever they go to play a game whether at their home ground or in away game. However, in today’s era of digital media, it becomes easier to measure the fanbase of a team simply in numbers by looking at their followers on several social media platforms.
Talking about the most popular teams in the IPL with biggest fan bases, the five-time champions Chennai Super Kings top the list in terms of number of followers across social media platforms. CSK have a cumulative number of over 43 million followers across platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and X (formerly Twittier). Other five-time champions Mumbai Indians get the second spot in the list as they have cumulatively over 39 million followers across platforms.
List of top 10 IPL teams with most followers across social media platforms
Rank |
Team |
Followers on Instagram |
Followers on Facebook |
Followers on X |
Total Followers |
1 |
Chennai Super Kings |
18.5 Million |
14 Million |
10.9 Million |
43.4 Million |
2 |
Mumbai Indians |
17.5 Million |
14 Million |
8.3 Million |
39.8 Million |
3 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
19.5 Million |
10 Million |
7.4 Million |
36.9 Million |
4 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
7.4 Million |
18 Million |
5.3 Million |
30.7 Million |
5 |
Delhi Capitals |
4.6 Million |
9.2 Million |
2.6 Million |
16.4 Million |
6 |
Punjab Kings |
4.1 Million |
9.3 Million |
3 Million |
16.4 Million |
7 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
5.4 Million |
6.8 Million |
3.3 Million |
15.5 Million |
8 |
Rajasthan Royals |
5.1 Million |
5.8 Million |
2.9 Million |
13.8 Million |
9 |
Gujarat Titans |
4.8 Million |
1.9 Million |
623.4K |
7.3 Million |
10 |
Lucknow Super Giants |
3.6 Million |
1.3 Million |
816.5K |
5.7 Million |
Despite not winning a single trophy, Royal Challengers Bengaluru are just behind CSK and MI in terms of most number of followers by an IPL team on social media. The Kannada-based franchise has over 36.9 million followers across Instagram, X and Facebook.