popular siblings

[NoFucksImAQueen]

I'm probably being a bit premature as my kids are still only little but the boys are both at primary school and iv already noticed that ds2 is pretty popular and getting lots of party invitations and lots of Christmas cards etc. ds1 is 3 years older and does have friends and does get invites and cards too but no where near as many and he's starting to notice.
what do you do as a parent in these situations?

Nothing. I don't see why it's an issue. They are individuals. It's quality not quantity when it comes to friends. Of course your son will notice but noticing doesn't mean he has to care. If he does it's a self-esteem issue, if it wasn't the number of friends his sibling had that was the problem it would be something else.

It's just how it is. My DS1 wasn't one of the 'popular' kids, but he had a few good friends and as he got older he found his group. DS2 is sporty and a typical 'football' boy and has always been 'popular'. They're both happy.