Originally Posted by Totoro
Humans have always been pretty popular. However, Half-Elves were not always popular; they were only popular when they didn't suck. At least that's my recollection. Elves have always been pretty popular but they have also never really sucked.

In TT DnD the latest available statistic says:

The most popular D&D races in D&D Beyond in 2020:

Human
Half-Elf
Dragonborn
Tiefling
Half-Orc

The older one:

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So, maybe you are right and popularity of half-elves grows. But I suspect for video-games the appearance matters more. No matter the bonuses, shorties in any videogame is in minority, and if half-elves have bonuses of full-elves (they do) - they always vin over the pure races.