The phrase 'gain much popularity' is correct and can be used in written English.
For example: His actions have helped him gain much popularity among his peers.
Sideshows became a part of the circus in the United States in the late 19th century, although they did not gain much popularity elsewhere.
Reservation protocols require signaling of information between nodes and thus cause signaling overhead as in the MACA protocol [9], due to which they were unable to gain much popularity for wireless networks.
This flag did not gain much popularity, but was occasionally used at cultural and sports events during the UNMIK period and was also used at Rugova's funeral to cover his coffin.
However, later commentators have noted that the comic book series did not gain much popularity or recognition until after the release of Sam & Max Hit the Road in 1993; the later episodic video games are seen to have revived interest in the comics again, resulting in the creation of the webcomic "The Big Sleep" and publication of an anniversary edition of Surfin' The Highway.
29 This maneuver did not gain much popularity, possibly due to the high rate of success of PPV that became apparent contemporaneously.
Multimodal biometric person verification is gaining much popularity in recent years as they outperform unimodal person verification.
Pipe-embedded concrete radiant floor system has gained much popularity due to its higher energy efficiency and better thermal comfort.
Recently, artificial intelligence has gained much popularity for calibrating the nonlinear relationships inherent in the rainfall runoff process.
The Ilizarov method has gained much popularity over the years in the treatment of fractures, limb-length discrepancy, nonunion, bone defects, deformity (malunion), soft-tissue contracture, and osteomyelitis.
