Currently, the popularity of Ether (Ethereum) is not even comparable to Dogecoin.
Ether has made a lot of efforts, but the biggest problem is that it hasn't retained its users.
Transitioning from PoW to PoS means it can no longer be mined, losing global GPU users.
Creating secondary networks has resulted in a situation where they are all fighting among themselves, seriously harming the entire ecosystem.
There has been no support for memes, causing all the gamblers to run to Solana.
The upgrades are slow, and the continuous selling of coins has hurt the feelings of long-time players.