Most Fan Base Team in IPL

Fans are the soul of cricket, and without them, cricket is incomplete. We often hear commentators calling the fans the 12th player for the home team. The player feels motivated when the crowd cheers for them.

IPL is the most followed T20 league in the world, and teams that are part of this league have the most loyal fans in the world. But the question here is which team in IPL has most fans.

In this article, we will talk about which team in IPL has most fans, the total number of followers across all the official social media accounts of the teams, and the factors that make any team so popular.

How We have Ranked

Certain ranking factors make any team popular in any league. Here is the list of some of them:

• All Social Media followers: All the teams have their own social media accounts on different platforms, and they continuously post some content that keeps their fans connected to their team even when the IPL is not going on. These pages also keep posting reels that are related to recent trends on social media, thus gaining the fans' attention constantly.
• IPL Trophy: The most fan base team in IPL is also dependent on the no. of trophies won by a franchise in the IPL. A successful franchise will always have a good fan base. For example, the most successful IPL teams, CSK and MI, have one of the most fan base team in IPL, which is often loyal to their respective teams.
• Success Rate: Teams that continuously perform well in any tournament, fans start following them for their performance. Teams that continuously don’t do well for a long time, even their loyal fans start to unfollow them because of their continuous failure.
• Famous Players: Sometimes the popularity of any team also depends on the players who are playing for the team. Those players are usually the marquee players who bring a huge fan following with them. The team with the most famous players automatically becomes the most popular team in any tournament, like MS Dhoni for CSK, Virat Kohli for RCB, Sachin Tendulkar for MI, etc.

Highest Fan Base in IPL | List

Two of the most successful teams in the Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, have the most fan base in IPL. The results are expected as both teams have a rich history of doing well over the years. Royal Challengers Bengaluru, fondly known as RCB, might not have won any trophy so far, but have a huge fan following due to the presence of the superstar Virat Kohli in their team. Two of the newest teams, Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants, are at the bottom of this list.

Team with Most Fans

10. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)| 5.514 Million

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) comes in 10th place on this list of the most fans in the IPL teams. This team has been owned by Sanjeev Goenka’s RPSG Group. This team became part of the IPL in the 15th edition of this tournament. This team has been performing well since they became part of the IPL under the leadership of KL Rahul till 2024.

Now, Rishabh Pant has been appointed as the New leader of this team. This Franchisee is based in Lucknow, which is the capital of Uttar Pradesh (the most populous state of India). This team has a total of 5.514 million followers across all social media accounts, including 1.2 million followers on Facebook, 3.5 million followers on Instagram, and 814K on X.

09. Gujarat Titans (GT)| 6.91 Million

In the list of IPL teams with most fans, Gujarat Titans come in the 9th position . They are also new joiners of IPL. They also joined IPL along with LSG in the year 2022 and became champions in their very 1st year. This team was led by Hardik Pandya in the 1st two seasons, in which they were the most successful team in IPL ever by going into the finals in both seasons. Being one of the newest teams, they do not have one of the most fan base team in IPL.

This team has many popular players like Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, and Md. Shami and many more which made the team very popular in the very initial days. However, Hardik Pandya left the team and went to the Mumbai Indians. This team has a total of 6.91 million followers across all social media accounts, which includes 1.8 million followers on Facebook, 4.5 million followers on Instagram and 616.7K followers on X (formerly Twitter).

08. Rajasthan Royals (RR)| 14.4 Million

Rajasthan Royals come in the 8th position on the list of teams with most IPL fans. They have a total of 13.1 million followers across all social media platforms, including 5.5 million followers on Facebook, 4.7 Million followers on Instagram and 2.9 Million Followers on X. This Team won the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League in 2008 by defeating CSK in the finals. However, they haven’t performed consistently since then. RR also faced difficulties in qualifications for the playoffs.

07. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)| 15.2 Million

In the list of the most IPL team fan following, SRH comes in 7th position with a total of 15.2 million followers across all social media platforms including 6.8 million followers on Facebook, 5.1 million followers on Instagram and 3.3 million followers on X. This team became part of IPL in the 2013, 6th edition IPL. In the initial days, this team has one of the best bowling line-ups among all other teams with bowlers like Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma, Bhubaneswar Kumar and Amit Mishra.

06. Punjab Kings (PBKS)| 15.9 Million

Punjab Kings are at the 6th position in this list with a total of 15.9 million followers across all the social media platforms including 9.2 Million followers on Facebook, 3.7 million followers on Instagram and 3 million followers on X. This team hasn’t won the IPL title for even once, even they went into finals for just one time which was led by George Bailey, Australian Player. PBKS has been owned by Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia, and a group of people.

5. Delhi Capitals (DC)| 16.1 Million

Team Delhi Capitals are in the 5th position on the list of the highest fan following IPL teams with a total fan following of 16.1 million followers across all the social media platforms, including 9 million followers on Facebook, 4 million followers on Instagram and 2.6 million followers on X.

Delhi went into the playoffs of the inaugural edition of IPL but their performance has not been good enough since then and faced many difficulties to find their position into top 4 teams of the league. Some of the legends of T-20 have played for this team like David Warner, AB de Villiers, Virendra Sehwag, Mahela Jayawardene etc.

4. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)| 30.3 Million

One of the successful teams of IPL KKR in the 4th position with a total of 30.3 million followers across all the social media platforms including 18 million followers on Facebook, 7 million followers on Instagram and 5.3 million followers on X. KKR has been in the top 3 teams of this tournament with a total of 3 IPL Title.

Gautam Gambhir led this team to great heights with his leadership skills. This team has been popular since the initial days of IPL, and many cricketing legends have been part of this team. Players like Brett Lee, Jacques Kallis, Shoaib Akhtar, Brendon McCullum, Saurav Ganguly, and Gautam Gambhir have been part of this team.

3. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)| 35.2 Million

Which team has the most loyal fans in IPL? It is none other than RCB. Despite not being one of the successful teams of the IPL, RCB is in the 3rd position. The only reason for this fan following for this team is Virat Kohli; he has been the leader of this team for the longest time. Along with him, AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle have performed really well for this team.

The total fan following of this team across all the platforms is 37.4 million, including 10 million followers on Facebook, 20 million followers on Instagram, and 7.4 million followers on X. In the context of fan following, RCB recently surpassed CSK on Instagram and became the team with the most fan base team in IPL on the platform. RCB finally won the trophy after 17 years. Virat played an important role in the winning, he was the highest scorer for RCB in IPL 2025.

2. Mumbai Indians (MI)| 38.5 Million

Mumbai Indians have been one of the most successful teams ever in IPL with 5 IPL titles and have one of the most fan base team in IPL. This team is owned by the richest family in India ‘Ambanis’. Mumbai Indians have played like the Ambani of the tournament. This team comes in the number two position with a total of 37.4 million followers across all social media Platforms, including 14 million followers on Facebook, 16.2 million followers on Instagram, and 8.3 million followers on X, formerly known as Twitter.

1. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)| 43 Million

The most successful team not just in terms of performance but also in winning the hearts of their fans and being followed on social media, CSK comes on top. This team has a total of 42.6 million followers across all social media platforms, including 14 million followers on Facebook, 17.8 million followers on Instagram, and 10.8 million followers on X. They have the most fan base in IPL history. With players like MS Dhoni, Mike Hussey, Suresh Raina, and Brandon McCullum, this team has gained tons of followers.

Which Team has Highest Fan Base in IPL 2025?

Chennai Super Kings have the most fan base team in IPL 2025. CSK haven't been at their best this season, but they have a rich history of doing well in the IPL. Their fan following is also due to the presence of MS Dhoni, their talismanic player, who attracts a huge audience whenever he plays. Although he is not the captain anymore, he is still the undisputed leader of the team.

Mumbai Indians are in second place in this list. Just like CSK, MI have also won the title five times and carries a huge fan following along with them. MI have a no. of star players like Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, and Hardik Pandya, who themselves attract a huge crowd. RCB might not have won a title but Kohli's presence make them such a popular team.

The stadiums in Mumbai, Chennai, and Bengaluru have seen huge no. of crowds in the stadiums for the support of their teams, which shows their big fan base. While these teams receive huge support, there is also a lot of pressure on them, especially on their home grounds. Their social media accounts are buzzing almost all the time.