Ranking IPL franchises based on their social media following

1. Chennai Super Kings  

After Mumbai Indians (MI), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are the second most successful team in the league. With four title victories under MS Dhoni, CSK is one of the most dangerous sides in the competition. In the maiden season of the IPL, the franchise displayed its class, becoming the runners-up under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. 

However, they started ruling the franchise league in 2010 when they hammered Mumbai Indians (MI) in the third installment of the tournament. In the fourth edition of the IPL too, MS Dhoni & Co. dominated as they defended the title successfully crushing Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final game. In 2015, the Super Kings were handed a two-year ban from the league for match-fixing and betting activities. After missing the 2016-17 editions, the franchise returned in the 2018 season and clinched its third trophy. 

In 2021, they beat the Eoin Morgan-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and became the champions for the fourth time in the history of the league. Last year, they failed to retain the trophy.  However, faithful CSK enthusiasts will expect the franchise to showcase its best in the upcoming tournament  and add another trophy to their cabinet. So far, the four-time IPL champions have 32.6 million followers on social media sites, of which 12.5 million and 10.8 million are on Facebook and Instagram, respectively. Talking about their support on Twitter, there too, they have 9.3 million supporters.