Most Popular IPL Team : Check Social Media Fan Following of All 10 Teams

The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is just around the corner, as excitement builds up for one of the most awaited sporting events of the year. Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will reignite their rivalry as they face off in the tournament opener on March 22 in Chennai.

We have seen social media play a pivotal role for all the 10 franchises over the past couple of years. It helps the teams to update their fans about the latest news, and also helps them to gain new fans by posting engaging content.

In this article, we will have a look at the social media following of all 10 IPL Teams:

Team	Instagram Followers	X Followers	Facebook Followers	Total
Mumbai Indians	12.4 million	10.3 million	14 million	36.7 million
Chennai Super Kings	13.6 million	8.2 million	13 million	34.8 million
Royal Challengers Bangalore	12.1 million	7 million	10 million	29.1 million
Kolkata Knight Riders	4.3 million	5.3 million	17 million	26.6 million
Punjab Kings	3 million	3 million	8.8 million	14.8 million
Delhi Capitals	3.6 million	2.5 million	8.4 million	14.5 million
Sunrisers Hyderabad	3.3 million	3.2 million	6.2 million	12.7 million
Rajasthan Royals	3.4 million	2.8 million	5.1 million	11.3 million
Gujarat Titans	3.5 million	563.5K	1.3 million	5.37 million
Lucknow Super Giants	2.9 million	777.2K	787K	4.45 million

As the stats suggest, Mumbai Indians have the highest fan following spread across the two most popular social media sites. Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore also have a pretty huge fanbase, given the presence of some cricketing icons in their sides.

The two new franchises, Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants are slowly catching up to the numbers given they joined the league only in 2022. Kolkata Knight Riders is the only franchise to have more followers on X, than on Instagram, which is almost a million more.

Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are the joint most successful teams in the IPL, with five titles each. This pretty much explains their popularity among the masses. Royal Challengers Bangalore have failed to win a single title yet, however, the likes of some sporting greats in the form of Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers have made it very popular among the fans.