"gained increasing popularity" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe something that is becoming more popular over time. For example "Over the summer, the ice cream store gained increasing popularity amongst the locals."
Over the last two decades the concept of social capital has gained increasing popularity in public health and related discourses, making it one of the most popular used sociological concepts [ 1– 3].
The move appeared to signal the Kremlin's concern over the revived protests, or elite infighting over how to deal with a man who has gained increasing popularity through his opposition to the regime of Vladimir Putin.
With the coming to power of the Popular Front and the ensuing rapid polarization of Spanish politics, the Falangists gained increasing popularity at the expense of the conservatives and Roman Catholics of the right.
Around the country, alumni games have gained increasing popularity the last several years, with weekend warriors craving the brawny contact and burly self-assessment that pickup basketball, adult softball leagues, jogging and golf cannot fully provide.
In recent years, research on movement primitives has gained increasing popularity.
Direct vertebral rotation (DVR) has gained increasing popularity for deformity correction surgery.
Endovascular treatments for catastrophic aortic conditions have gained increasing popularity over the past 20 years.
Touchscreen technology has gained increasing popularity in both personal and public settings.
In recent years, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have gained increasing popularity.
Nowadays, more rice varieties have been developed as healthy foods and have gained increasing popularity with consumers [21].
Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) has gained increasing popularity in the treatment of rotator cuff tear arthropathy (CTA).
