The phrase "a popular category" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific group or classification that is widely favored or well-liked by people.
Example: "In the world of online shopping, electronics is a popular category among consumers."
Alternatives: "a favored category" or "a well-liked category".
Hedge funds often use strategies to protect against bear markets and have become a popular category.
Wages in a recession, Markit value, computer parts and fruitJAZZ is a popular category in the iTunes music store.
Ms. Sobel said that the shoulder massagers are not a popular category with Americans, so there are no plans to distribute them in the United States.
Building toys, of whatever material, were a popular category in postwar designs aimed at children: the Walker Art Center developed the Magnet Master, steel plates in basic shapes; Charles and Ray Eames created the patterned-cardboard House of Cards; Colorforms let children build, play, and learn with rubbery colored shapes.
Some of the nation's leading orthopedic surgeons have reduced or stopped use of a popular category of artificial hips amid concerns that the devices are causing severe tissue and bone damage in some patients, often requiring replacement surgery within a year or two.
In an unusual move, the Food and Drug Administration has ordered all producers of a popular category of artificial hip to undertake studies of the implants, which have been linked to high early failure rates and severe health effects in some patients.
His skills made rustic scenes a particularly popular category of genre painting during an era characterized by national self-discovery.
Following the natural progression of e-commerce, fashion will start becoming a more popular category for online shoppers, especially with the rise of richer female consumers in Southeast Asia.
In addition, handbags are a particularly popular category on eBay's site, where one is sold every 13 seconds in the U.S. The move to offer its own authentication program also comes at a time when eBay is challenged by a number of e-commerce competitors which focus on pre-owned fashion apparel, handbags and accessories, like The RealReal, Tradesy, ThredUp and others.
Mr. Baker said one problem for television makers was that bigger screens, ranging from 50 inches to 55 inches were taking sales from televisions in the 40- to 49-inch range, once an especially popular category.
