Ranking IPL franchises based on their social media following

2. Mumbai Indians 

Currently, Mumbai Indians (MI) is the most successful team in the tournament with five titles under their belt.  Starting their journey in 2008, the franchise failed to leave any impact in the tournament ending up in the fifth position. In the 2009 edition, MI also looked ineffective as their journey ended in the league stage only.

However, the franchise showed its power in 2010 as it became the runners-up in the tournament. In 2013, MI appointed young and energetic Rohit Sharma as their captain to fare well. Playing his role of the leader efficiently, Sharma won his franchise the maiden IPL title. After 2013, MI won trophies in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020 too.

In 2022, they had their worst campaign as the team ended at the bottom of the table with only four wins in 14 games. During that difficult period too, MI fans didn’t lose hope and believed in their team to do well. So far, MI have accumulated 31.8 million followers on all their social media platforms. On Facebook and Instagram, the five-time IPL champions have received the support of 13 million and 10.9 million people respectively. While the franchise has 7.9 million followers on Twitter too.