Which IPL Team Has the Most Fans?

Hyperset IPL Audience Intelligence

Which IPL team has the most fans?

Royal Challengers Bengaluru currently records the highest measured worldwide IPL team search demand in the September 2026 dataset, at approximately 6.12 million monthly searches. Hyperset tracks all 10 franchises using current and historical search demand plus worldwide and India state-level search interest.

Updated 30 September 2026Live interest last 7 daysMonthly search data September 2026
Royal Challengers BengaluruHighest current worldwide search demand
6.12MMonthly worldwide searches
10IPL franchises tracked
India + GlobalState and country geography layers
Current worldwide demand

Most Searched IPL Teams Worldwide

September 2026 monthly search demand, with year-on-year change and rank movement versus September 2025.

Royal Challengers BengaluruMost searched team
6.1MMonthly searches
+1,563.0%Year-on-year change
RankTeamCurrent demandYoY changeYoY rank Δ
#1Royal Challengers Bengaluru6.1M+1,563.0%—
#2Chennai Super Kings5.0M+1,561.1%—
#3Punjab Kings3.4M+3,601.7%▲1
#3Rajasthan Royals3.4M+2,945.5%—
#4Gujarat Titans2.7M+4,428.9%▲1
#4Kolkata Knight Riders2.7M+810.3%▼2
#4Mumbai Indians2.7M+2,390.9%▼1
#4Sunrisers Hyderabad2.7M+4,428.9%▲1
#5Delhi Capitals2.2M+3,602.5%—
#6Lucknow Super Giants1.8M+3,597.0%—

Method: current monthly search-demand estimate compared with the same month one year earlier. Rank change uses tie-aware league ranking in each period; ▲ means a team moved up the ranking and ▼ means it moved down. Missing or non-comparable values are shown as —. Updated 30 September 2026.

Live movement

Which IPL teams are moving by market?

Short-window movement compares country-level relative search-interest rankings across the latest 7-day and 30-day windows.

Worldwide geography

Which IPL team leads search interest by country?

The world map compares relative team search interest by country. This is a comparative interest signal rather than absolute search volume.

IPL geography

Which IPL team leads search interest in each country?

The leading IPL franchise by country over the latest 30-day comparison window.

View country winners
CountryLeading teamRunner-up
ArgentinaRoyal Challengers BengaluruKolkata Knight Riders
AustraliaKolkata Knight RidersLucknow Super Giants
AustriaLucknow Super GiantsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
BangladeshLucknow Super GiantsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
BelarusRoyal Challengers BengaluruKolkata Knight Riders
BelgiumKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
Bosnia & HerzegovinaRoyal Challengers BengaluruSunrisers Hyderabad
BotswanaKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
BrazilRoyal Challengers BengaluruSunrisers Hyderabad
BulgariaSunrisers HyderabadRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
CambodiaRoyal Challengers BengaluruSunrisers Hyderabad
CanadaRoyal Challengers BengaluruSunrisers Hyderabad
ChileChennai Super KingsKolkata Knight Riders
ColombiaRoyal Challengers BengaluruLucknow Super Giants
CzechiaChennai Super KingsSunrisers Hyderabad
DenmarkKolkata Knight RidersLucknow Super Giants
EcuadorChennai Super KingsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
FinlandRoyal Challengers BengaluruChennai Super Kings
FranceLucknow Super GiantsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
GeorgiaRoyal Challengers BengaluruChennai Super Kings
GermanySunrisers HyderabadRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
GreeceRoyal Challengers BengaluruKolkata Knight Riders
Hong KongKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
HungaryRoyal Challengers BengaluruChennai Super Kings
IndiaChennai Super KingsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
IndonesiaRoyal Challengers BengaluruKolkata Knight Riders
IranRoyal Challengers BengaluruSunrisers Hyderabad
IraqLucknow Super GiantsChennai Super Kings
IrelandKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
IsraelChennai Super KingsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
ItalyChennai Super KingsLucknow Super Giants
JamaicaRoyal Challengers BengaluruKolkata Knight Riders
JapanKolkata Knight RidersChennai Super Kings
KenyaSunrisers HyderabadKolkata Knight Riders
LatviaRoyal Challengers BengaluruMumbai Indians
LiberiaRoyal Challengers BengaluruChennai Super Kings
MalaysiaKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
MaltaRoyal Challengers BengaluruKolkata Knight Riders
MauritiusLucknow Super GiantsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
MexicoKolkata Knight RidersChennai Super Kings
MoroccoLucknow Super GiantsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
NepalRoyal Challengers BengaluruChennai Super Kings
NetherlandsKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
New ZealandMumbai IndiansChennai Super Kings
NigeriaKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
PakistanSunrisers HyderabadRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
PeruRoyal Challengers BengaluruKolkata Knight Riders
PhilippinesRoyal Challengers BengaluruKolkata Knight Riders
PolandRoyal Challengers BengaluruChennai Super Kings
PortugalKolkata Knight RidersChennai Super Kings
QatarChennai Super KingsKolkata Knight Riders
RomaniaRoyal Challengers BengaluruKolkata Knight Riders
RussiaKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
RwandaRoyal Challengers BengaluruLucknow Super Giants
Saudi ArabiaRoyal Challengers BengaluruSunrisers Hyderabad
SenegalChennai Super KingsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
SingaporeKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
SlovakiaChennai Super KingsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
South AfricaRoyal Challengers BengaluruLucknow Super Giants
South KoreaChennai Super KingsKolkata Knight Riders
SpainKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
Sri LankaRoyal Challengers BengaluruChennai Super Kings
SwedenChennai Super KingsKolkata Knight Riders
SwitzerlandKolkata Knight RidersSunrisers Hyderabad
TaiwanRoyal Challengers BengaluruSunrisers Hyderabad
TanzaniaKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
ThailandRoyal Challengers BengaluruSunrisers Hyderabad
TunisiaSunrisers HyderabadChennai Super Kings
TürkiyeSunrisers HyderabadChennai Super Kings
UkraineSunrisers HyderabadKolkata Knight Riders
United Arab EmiratesChennai Super KingsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
United KingdomKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
United StatesKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
UruguayRoyal Challengers BengaluruKolkata Knight Riders
VenezuelaChennai Super KingsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
VietnamRoyal Challengers BengaluruChennai Super Kings

Source: search-interest data. Teams are compared in anchored batches using RCB as the common reference. Relative interest is not a fan count or monthly search volume.

IPL geography

Where is IPL team search interest strongest worldwide?

A combined relative interest index across all 10 current IPL franchises. The highest-interest country is indexed to 100.

Source: search-interest data. This is a relative measure, not absolute search volume or a fan count.

India state-level interest

Which IPL team leads in each Indian state?

The state table compares relative franchise search interest across Indian states and territories over the latest 30-day window.

IPL in India

Which IPL team leads search interest by Indian state?

A state-level relative search-interest comparison. A dedicated India map can be layered onto this stored dataset later.

View state winners
State / territoryLeading teamRunner-up
Andhra PradeshChennai Super KingsKolkata Knight Riders
AssamRoyal Challengers BengaluruKolkata Knight Riders
BiharRoyal Challengers BengaluruChennai Super Kings
ChhattisgarhRoyal Challengers BengaluruKolkata Knight Riders
DelhiChennai Super KingsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
GujaratKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
HaryanaKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
Himachal PradeshRoyal Challengers BengaluruSunrisers Hyderabad
Jammu and KashmirRoyal Challengers BengaluruChennai Super Kings
JharkhandRoyal Challengers BengaluruChennai Super Kings
KarnatakaRoyal Challengers BengaluruChennai Super Kings
KeralaChennai Super KingsLucknow Super Giants
Madhya PradeshChennai Super KingsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
MaharashtraRoyal Challengers BengaluruChennai Super Kings
OdishaRoyal Challengers BengaluruKolkata Knight Riders
PunjabKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
RajasthanKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
Tamil NaduChennai Super KingsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
TelanganaKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
Uttar PradeshRoyal Challengers BengaluruChennai Super Kings
UttarakhandRoyal Challengers BengaluruChennai Super Kings
West BengalRoyal Challengers BengaluruKolkata Knight Riders

Source: search-interest data. Relative state interest is not a fan count or absolute search volume.

Share of search demand

How concentrated is IPL worldwide search demand?

Each slice shows a franchise’s share of the combined September 2026 worldwide monthly team-name search demand.

IPL Worldwide Search Demand Share

Each slice shows a team’s share of the combined branded IPL team-name search demand in the selected market.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru 18.6% Chennai Super Kings 15.2% Punjab Kings 10.2% Rajasthan Royals 10.2% Gujarat Titans 8.3% Kolkata Knight Riders 8.3% Mumbai Indians 8.3% Sunrisers Hyderabad 8.3% Delhi Capitals 6.8% Lucknow Super Giants 5.6%
View full team search-demand share table
TeamMonthly search demandShare
Royal Challengers Bengaluru6,120,00018.6%
Chennai Super Kings5,000,00015.2%
Punjab Kings3,350,00010.2%
Rajasthan Royals3,350,00010.2%
Gujarat Titans2,740,0008.3%
Kolkata Knight Riders2,740,0008.3%
Mumbai Indians2,740,0008.3%
Sunrisers Hyderabad2,740,0008.3%
Delhi Capitals2,240,0006.8%
Lucknow Super Giants1,830,0005.6%

Method: Current monthly worldwide search-demand estimates for full team names. Shares are calculated across teams with measured values in the selected period and are comparative demand signals, not fan counts.

IPL teams

Explore the IPL franchises

Chennai Super KingsDelhi CapitalsGujarat TitansKolkata Knight RidersLucknow Super GiantsMumbai IndiansPunjab KingsRajasthan RoyalsRoyal Challengers BengaluruSunrisers Hyderabad
Methodology

How the IPL audience-demand data is measured

Monthly figures are comparative search-demand estimates rather than literal fan counts. The model uses official franchise names and carefully selected common aliases, avoiding ambiguous abbreviations where necessary. Geographic layers use anchored relative search interest, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru/RCB as the comparison anchor. India state and worldwide country results are comparative interest measures, not absolute search volumes.
Last Updated: September 30, 2026 at 8:58 am