GLB2 has its fans... but not many of them. A lot of people tried 2, hated it, and either came back to 1 or left entirely.
However, about 14 seasons ago or so, a new wave of old players slowly started making their way back to GLB1 to see if it was still going or not, and there was a bulge of new teams and players around that time. (I came back myself at the end of Season 68.) That "bubble" died back a bit... until CORONAVIRUS, and all of a sudden a BUNCH of old players who were bored in quarantine all came back to GLB1.
So... while things aren't NEARLY as active as they were back in GLB's golden age, I'd say things are very obviously on an upswing lately... maybe a silver age, if you will.
So, come on in! The water's fine!