In today’s IPL Cricket, there are many favorite teams available for the fans. As we know, IPL is the most famous T20 International League in the world of cricket. There are more than 200 Players available to play across 10 IPL teams this season of IPL 2024.
In the IPL, the main thing is The Fan Following for the team and players. The fan following is the highest influencing factor for the team.
In this Cricket tournament of almost 2 months every year in a quick cricket format, many overseas high-performing all-rounders and players are playing under their respective franchise teams. These franchise teams exchange their players with other teams at a high cost. These high-value players do have a good fan following. Because of these players, their teams are also experiencing a great amount of fan following. The following motivates players to perform in the IPL.
The fans are really intelligent enough to carry out new techniques every time to cheer up their favorite teams every season.
Social media platforms are playing a major role in this mega-annual event of almost 2 months. Many fans interact with each other and connect with their favorite IPL teams via Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to share every moment as well as update the main updates of team players, teams, and their matches. For some years, even players and their teams wanted to get connected with their fan followers and interact with all. They want to post their daily exercise routines, and practice session glimpses for their fan followers on their social media handles.
In this article, let’s explore which IPL Team has the Most Fans in 2024 with the most social media followers.
IPL Team Ranking as per Popularity on Social Media
Chennai Super Kings(CSK)
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is a renowned franchise in the IPL and has achieved a great fan following over the years. With their four IPL championships and two Champions League T20 titles, CSK has placed itself as one of the champion teams in the history of IPL so far.
The inclusion of some strong and match-winning players, such as ex-Indian captain MS Dhoni, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, and British batsmen like Ben Stokes, Duplesis are contributing to the team’s popularity. They have been consistently contributing their part to the team’s success and helped the franchise gain a loyal fan base. Especially, MS Dhoni’s outstanding visionary leadership has led the team to unmatched victories and memories.
They are top in the chart of fan following with almost 36M with the earlier season ratings by July 2023.
- Facebook: 13 Million Followers
- Instagram: 12.9 Million Followers
- Twitter: 9.9 Million Followers.
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Mumbai Indians (MI) is another top-rated franchise in the IPL. With the highest five IPL titles, the team has proved its mettle in the tournament. MI’s success is due to excellent team building, consistent efforts by the teammates, the right selection of team players for every season, and unmatched coaching.
The team carries a legacy of Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma. These players have a remarkable fan following base with them over the years. This has helped the Team to have healthy social media followers.
MI has fan followers of around 34.7 Million as of the last season.
- Facebook: 14 Million Followers
- Instagram: 12.5 Million Followers
- Twitter: 8.2 Million Followers.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Total Followers – 27.6 M)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is an old franchise of the IPL since its start in 2008. The team has an amazing fan following in India as well as across the globe, even though they have not yet gained any championship so far in the IPL.
The inclusion of many great players of all time, like Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, and Chris Gayle, has contributed to RCB’s popularity. Kohli’s fan following and his contribution to the RCB team have been outstanding throughout all seasons. De Villiers and Gayle are also great and famous players, Their fantastic batting performances in the tournament have given popularity to the team so far.
RCB has fan followers of around 27.6 Million sustaining the third position of highest fan base as per last season’s ratings.
- Facebook: 10 Million Followers
- Instagram: 10.8 Million Followers
- Twitter: 6.8 Million Followers.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)The team has given consistent performances to become one of the top IPL teams so far. The owner Shah Rukh Khan has been actively involved in the marketing and advertising of this team and has got a tremendous fan base of his own, now also associated with the team.
The team’s popularity is mainly due to its powerful performances in the past. KKR won 2 IPL championships in 2012 and 2014 respectively. The team has big-ranking players, including Gautam Gambhir, Andre Russell, and Sunil Narine. Their classical performances have given great success to KKR always.
- Facebook: 17 Million Followers
- Instagram: 3.8 Million Followers
- Twitter: 5.2 Million Followers
KKR has 26 M followers as per the recent season rankings.
The Punjab Kings (PBKS)
The Punjab Kings (PBKS) is a franchise cricket team from the state of Punjab. It is an integral part of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Team has many star players like Maxwell, and Yuvraj Singh in earlier seasons.
The owner of the team is a celebrity. She is a Bollywood actress – Preity Zinta. Her popularity and Fan base from India and abroad have been helpful for the team. Her connection with the team and many appearances during matches have raised the team’s popularity.
They are in the 5th Place on their fan following and earlier Social media rankings with 14.5M.
- Facebook: 8.7 Million Followers
- Instagram: 2.9 Million Followers
- Twitter: 2.9 Million Followers.
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Delhi Capitals (DC), previously known as Delhi Daredevils, have come up a long march during their IPL journey so far. They have little inconsistency in their team performance in some past seasons, but they have shown some promising potential as an IPL team with a promising future to win a championship. Players like Zahir Khan have played in this side in some earlier IPL seasons.
- Facebook: 8.3 Million Followers
- Instagram: 3.5 Million Followers
- Twitter: 2.5 Million Followers.
They share the 6th position on the fan-following chart with 14.3 M
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
They won the IPL in 2016 and reached the finals in 2018. The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) is running low on social media presence as compared to the other popular teams. The team’s star players are also carrying a low social media fan following and they have to raise it soon or later.
The team’s inconsistency and regular changes in their playing XI may have caused their lower ranking in terms of popularity among fans. But they can change the picture in their favor with some great performances on all levels of the game on the field along with some more social media presence with interactions in the next season.
- Facebook: 6.2 Million Followers
- Instagram: 3.1 Million Followers
- Twitter: 3.2 Million Followers.
SRH has got 7th place in the fan following chart with 12.5M.
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Even having talented players like Jos Butler, Sanju Samson, and Y. Chahal, Rajasthan Royals (RR) are still at the lower position in the list of most fan-following teams in the IPL. this may be due to their weak performances and low level of social media presence and interactions.
The team has won 1 starting championship of the IPL tournament, but after that has failed successively to achieve mega success again in further seasons. Still, the team management and players are trying hard on their play as well as social media presence to have a good fan following.
RR carries 8th Place in the fan-following chart with 11.1M followers.
- Facebook: 5.1 Million Followers
- Instagram: 3.3 Million Followers
- Twitter: 2.7 Million Followers.
Gujarat Titans
Gujarat Titans is a new team entry in the IPL squad. They have already won their debut season under the successful captaincy of the star Indian player Hardik Pandya. Gujrat Titans have gained a rapid fan following on social media and overall publicity among all spectators. They have star players like Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, Subhaman Gill, Kane Williamson, and David Miller.
With this super strong lineup, they have created a punch across their global followers and IPL tournament. The social media updates of the team’s performances and star updates are on the boom always during the season. This IPL team is going to hit the chart in the future as one of the highest fan-following IPL teams.
- Facebook: 1.1 Million Followers
- Instagram: 3.1 Million Followers
- Twitter: 520K Followers.
Right now, Gujarat Titans are in the 9th position with 4.7M followers.
Lucknow Super Giants
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) is another new IPL team in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They have played in one IPL season so far, where KL Rahul has led them. Even though a new IPL team, they achieved the third league position in their very first season with their rocking performance.
With popular players like KL Rahul, Quinton De Kock, and Nicholas Pooran, LSG may attract the highest fan base on social media. They have won millions of hearts with their great performances and glamorous line-ups. As LSG prepares for the next IPL season, it will be exciting for their fans and how they maintain their performances and their social media presence with a growing fan base.
- Facebook: 711K Followers
- Instagram: 2.8 Million Followers
- Twitter: 761K Followers.
LSG is on the bottom of the fan following chart with 4.2M followers in the 10th position.
End Summary
We can have a clear picture now of all favorite IPL teams with their follower’s ranking. One can review the details and search for own favorite team ranking from the above precise information. Let’s hope all the best for all the teams to reach the best positions with their splendid performances and stunning social media figures with more and more updates and interactions with their fans and followers. Stay in touch with us, for further developments in this.