The phrase "attributed to the popularity" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the reasons or causes behind something being popular or widely accepted.
Example: "The success of the new product can be attributed to the popularity of its innovative features."
Alternatives: "due to its popularity" or "as a result of its popularity."
Expansion at the company has been attributed to the popularity of the Range Rover vehicles.
And, he noted, there has been a recent rise in thumb typing on palm-size keyboards, which he attributed to the popularity of cellphone text messaging.
So what is the latest development being attributed to the popularity of E L James' sadomasochistic tale, now the fastest-selling paperback of all time?
A large part of the romance of this part of the world is attributed to the popularity of "In Patagonia," a classic 1977 novelistic travelogue by the British writer Bruce Chatwin.
The huge jump was in large part attributed to the popularity of an animated cartoon by Walt Handelsman, an editorial cartoonist at Newsday who has won the Pulitzer Prize twice.
Much of the success can be attributed to the popularity of the Sony PlayStation game consoles and the release of three new consoles last year: Nintendo's GameCube, Nintendo's Game Boy Advance and Microsoft's Xbox.
The group's leaders said they started sex-education courses in January after noticing an increase in sexual activity among their elderly clients, something they attribute to the popularity of Viagra and testosterone supplements as well as women shedding the idea that sex is shameful.
"There's no point trying to be serious when you're writing about something as ludicrous as trying to eat cartoon-sized portions of food". He's noticed something of a drop-off in the last few years, something he attributes to the popularity of Man v. Food having peaked.
The rise in deaths of cyclists is also being attributed to the increased popularity of the mode of transport.
Fewer students took the SAT, something school officials attributed to the rising popularity of the ACT, a rival college admissions exam.
