Is the Pokemon thing still popular?.
According to a Forbes article in January, "Niantic Made Almost $1 Billion In 2016, So Why Is Pokémon GO Still So Lame?" many players have quit, however, when compared to other games, it still has a lot of players. In February, USA Today reported that due to some game updates, it was enjoying a surge is popularity. On Monday, BGR reported that 4 out of 5 players have quit the game. (I wasn't familiar with BGR, but according to them "BGR is a leading online destination for news and commentary focused on the mobile and consumer electronics markets.")
My brother still plays, but he does so for the same reason he started playing. He and my sister-in-law carpool. He has about an hour to kill after he gets off work, before she can pick him up. He's a security guard, so it's not like he can work on something at his desk, or goof off on the computer while he waits. He works in the River Market district, which means he's got a nice area to walk around in. However, he knows that when she calls to say she's leaving the office, he's got 20 minutes to get back to his so he's got to stay within a 20 minutes walk of his office. His route, however nice it is, gets kind of boring after a while. Working in an area with so many consumer based businesses means there are plenty of Poké Stops, so he plays Pokémon Go.
I think my oldest still plays. She's 23, and doesn't live at home any more. My youngest (age 14), who shares her sister's love of Pokémon, doesn't play because every time she opened it a new Wi-Fi zone, she had to start the game over again.