This is giving inaccurate results:

       $orders = 
  	    DB::table('orders')
        ->select('orders.id as ordid', 'orders.order_number as order_number',
       
         DB::raw('COUNT(orders_products.product_id) as counter'  )  )
        ->join('orders_products', 'orders.id', '=', 'orders_products.order_id')
        ->join('products as prod1', 'prod1.id', '=', 'orders_products.product_id')
        ->join('products as prod2', 'prod1.id', '=', 'prod2.id')
        ->groupBy(  'orders.order_number')
        ->orderByRaw('MAX(orders_products.product_id) DESC')
    
        ->limit(2)
        ->get();