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The Lucknow Supergiants have not had the same success Gujarat Titans have had in the last three years but are not doing too bad for themselves. They have a fan following of 5.2 M across different digital platforms. The LSG team found great success early on as they made it to the playoffs in their first two seasons. They have a team that might not have very big names but they can be great in the future.
Nicholas Pooran, KL Rahul, and Marcus Stoinis are possibly their biggest players. In the 2024 season, they unearthed Mayank Yadav who was a sensation in the limited matches he played. Their fan following took a hit after the infamous loss against SRH in IPL 2024 where owner Sanjiv Goenka was involved in a heated exchange with skipper, KL Rahul.
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In spite of being only a three-season-old team, Gujarat Titans have found the love of the fans on social media. They have a fan base of 6.9 M followers across the digital platforms. Their success in raking up the numbers can be attributed to multiple things.
They have had possibly the best start to their IPL journey by winning the title in the first and finishing as the runner-up in the second season. They play in the biggest cricket stadium in the world which means that there are a lot more fans in the stadium for their home games. GT also has an exciting coaching setup with Ashish Nehra who is one of the most loved former players in the country.
The 2022 champions are banking on the young talent of Shubman Gill who can be the potential star in the making at the franchise.
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Rajasthan Royals rank last among the teams that have been part of the IPL for more than 10 years. The Royals started their journey in the tournament strongly after becoming the champions in the inaugural season in 2008. Since then, RR has been trying to chase that elusive second title. They have a fan following of 13.7 M across social media platforms.
The RR social media team is possibly the best in business among the other IPL teams. They have witty tweets on X and have players like Yuzvendra Chahal who himself has a good social media presence.
RR has had great players like Shane Warne, Rahul Dravid, Shane Watson, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, and others. These players have brought some success on the field to the franchise but haven’t been the star attraction like other teams have. Maybe if the IPL had started a little bit earlier and Warne had played for a longer period of time then RR could have been much more successful when it comes to the social media numbers.
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With the hard-hitting brand of cricket, Sunrisers Hyderabad played in IPL 2024, their standing on this table comes as a surprise. They were a late entrant to the IPL in 2013 but still have a social media following of 15.4 M. For the longest time, SRH had David Warner who was the most loved overseas player in India.
Warner has been arguably the best player for SRH but also has been a great social media star. The Australian opener often creates TikToks and Instagram reels featuring his family dancing to popular songs mostly from the South Indian film industry. He has also been featured in advertisements in India.
On the field, SRH won an IPL title once in 2016 under the leadership of Warner. They now also hold the record for scoring the highest team total in IPL. If they continue playing in the same style as they did in 2024 they can surely overtake a few franchises on this list of most fan following in IPL.
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The Punjab Kings have the worst track record of making it into the IPL playoffs when it comes to teams who have been playing since 2008. The franchise has a fan base of 15.8 M across all platforms and is a team owned by one of the most famous actresses of her generation, Preity Zinta. Zinta is often seen supporting her team in IPL and has appeared multiple times on the social media platforms of the team as well.
In spite of changing their name from Kings XI Punjab to Punjab Kings, the fortunes of the team have remained the same. PBKS has featured some of the best international players including Adam Gilchrist, Yuvraj Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Virender Sehwag, and others. These players might not have succeeded in winning a title with the franchise but have been able to garner a massive fan following for the team.
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Delhi Capitals has been one of the poorest sides in IPL. The country’s capital has very little success on the field. They do have a social media following of 16.8 M but have been a disappointing team for their fans. They bank on their large fan base from the city. In the last few seasons, DC has also collaborated with social media influencers in an attempt to improve their standing on this table.
Rishabh Pant’s journey from a young teenager to a skipper now after that horrific car accident has made many people follow the team’s journey. Over the years, the franchise has had some of the most famous players including Virender Sehwag, Shikhar Dhawan, Gautam Gambhir, David Warner, and more.
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Kolkata Knight Riders was unarguably the biggest mashup of cricket and Bollywood when IPL started. The team is co-owned by India’s biggest actor, Shah Rukh Khan. SRK alone has been able to garner a great amount of admiration and fan following for the franchise. The KKR added more fans to their name with a third title in 2024. KKR has a social media following of 30.8 M and has the most fan following in IPL on Facebook.
While off the field, Bollywood has taken the front seat, on the field some of the greatest leaders have captained the side. Sourav Ganguly led the side in the early seasons. The former Indian skipper is a local hero in West Bengal and is one of the most famous people from the state.
Gautam Gambhir has been the most successful player as well as the skipper for the franchise. Under Gambhir’s leadership, KKR tasted its first success. When he was the skipper, KKR won the title twice and when he returned to the franchise as a mentor before IPL 2024, KKR won their third title.
On the field, the face of the franchise has been the two giants of IPL, Andre Russell and Sunil Narine. The two match-winners have five MVP awards between them. The all-rounders might not generate the same social media numbers as others but the entertainment they provide has made KKR a great team to watch.
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Virat Kohli with his immense popularity on the field and off the field makes Royal Challengers Bengaluru a team with a fan following of 36.6 M on social media platforms. The former Indian skipper is the most followed Indian on Instagram and boasts a massive following of 270 M followers on the platform alone.
Virat has been a record-making machine in the IPL. He holds the record for scoring the most centuries in IPL and he also has the most runs in the IPL. The former skipper also holds the record for scoring the most runs in a single season. In spite of not winning an IPL title, RCB has a fan base bigger than KKR, SRH, RR, and GT who all have won IPL titles at least once.
Along with Kohli, RCB has had overseas stars like Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers. These cricketers are two of the most loved in India. Gayle has been a giant in T20 cricket and has found success all over the world. De Villiers on the other hand has been applauded even when he is playing against India.
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When it comes to success on the field it is only Mumbai Indians that can compete with Chennai Super Kings. It is only in the social media game where MI is second to CSK in most fan following team in IPl. The five-time champions have an overall following of 42.2 M across social media. MI has the most fan following in IPL on YouTube. While Dhoni has been arguably the sole attraction for CSK, MI has had majorly two people who have pushed people to follow their journey on social media.
When the IPL began, the Mumbai Indians team was bought by the richest family in India. But it was the face of the country or even the face of the sport who created a huge fan base for MI. It was none other than Sachin Tendulkar famously known as the ‘God of Cricket’. There was never any doubt that Sachin would be playing for any team except for Mumbai. His unbreakable records and legacy in the sport were enough for Ms of people to become fans of this team when it had no success.
Rohit Sharma joined the Mumbai Indians in 2011 after having won the T20 World Cup in 2007 and the IPL with Deccan Chargers in 2009 as a player. He did not have the stature the Indian he has today nor he was as great a batter as he is today when he joined them. However, it was under Rohit’s captaincy that MI won all of its five titles. As he garnered popularity thanks to his exploits in International cricket, MI’s popularity rose on social media.
Interestingly, Rohit was removed from the captaincy of MI when the five-time champions brought Hardik Pandya in a major trade deal in late 2023. The removal of Rohit as the skipper resulted in a dip of followers on social media but the T20 World Cup in 2024 surely made up for it.
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Chennai Super Kings is the world number 1 fan following team in IPL, has the most fans across all social media platforms. They have an overall following of 44.4 M across the three major social media platforms. The five-time champions have the most amount of followers on Instagram and Twitter. In spite of being banned for two years, CSK has been able to gain followers across social media platforms year after year.
In the last two years, CSK has taken a sort of yellow army to every stadium they have visited. Be it at Wankhede the home to arch-rivals Mumbai Indians or RCB’s home at Chinnaswamy, CSK has been followed like a cult. When India won the T20 World Cup in 2007, IPL followed it in 2008. The Indian skipper was from Jharkhand but there wasn’t any team from the state in the T20 league. Dhoni joined CSK and the rest as we say is history. He has been the star attraction for CSK since 2008 and might continue to do so long after he has retired.
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Kolkata Knight Riders has the most fan following in IPL on Facebook among the 10 teams. The three-time champions have a fan base of 17 M on the social media platform. The local support for KKR in West Bengal has been great where many people are Facebook users.
Interestingly, KKR has also had Shakib Al Hasan in their team for a long period of time who is the all-time greatest cricketer from the neighbouring nation, Bangladesh. This has meant that KKR has people from Bangladesh too following their journey on Facebook.
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Chennai Super Kings has the biggest fan base on Instagram. The five-time champions have 16 M followers on the platform. In spite of not being too active on his social media, MS Dhoni has ruled the platform thanks to his performances with the franchise as well as the Indian team.
Every year as people begin to think that this might be Dhoni’s last IPL season, a massive increase in followers can be witnessed across all platforms. He has not only been the face of the franchise but has also been an all-time great of the IPL which contributes to the massive popularity of CSK.
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Chennai Super Kings is the most fan following team in IPL on Twitter. They have 10.6 M followers on the microblogging social media platform. The five-time champions are the only team to have more than 10 M followers on the platform. What works in CSK’s favor on Twitter is their hashtags.
CSK has been great with their hashtags. They have famous hashtags like #WhistlePodu and #Yellove. These hashtags are never outdated and are often used by popular players like Ravindra Jadeja and Ruturaj Gaikwad.
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Mumbai Indians have the most subscribers on YouTube. The five-time champions have 5.9 M subscribers on the platform. They look like the team who have been able to ace the long-format videos. MI has also done a documentary with Netflix which has helped them gain more popularity off the field.
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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) stands as the most fan following team in IPL 2025, with an impressive 44.98 million followers across all major social media platforms. The team's massive popularity can be attributed to their unmatched success, with five IPL titles, and the legendary MS Dhoni, whose leadership and charisma have drawn a devoted fanbase. CSK's consistent performance, strong fan engagement, and iconic presence, both on and off the field, have solidified their position as the undisputed leader in fan following in the IPL.
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