You’re not the only one here, and I was talking forums in general, really.
Looks like a skill issue and a case of fragility to the point of throwing a tantrum, you have a cOgNiTiVe BiAs and are just not as good at understanding the game design or as smart as you think, moreover, there’s nO eViDeNcE of anything being wrong with the game or the developers, so, in short, the only problem is you. Rings a bell?
See just above about that part. 
Actually, one could assume that ‘The Algorithm’ is out there to help dimwits intellectually diverse and equal players win more (in order to reach that magical ~ 50% or ‘rank 1 legend’), not the other way around, so, under this assumption, yes, they do (hmm, I think there used to be more topics there).
Care to provide a source? Just curious.
By the way, one ‘Old Guardian’ has been reporting some figures, namely monthly downloads and revenue, for mobile games (like Rumble and all that) from some source called ‘Sensor Towers’ or something like that. Of course, HS isn’t just a mobile game, but I wonder if that data is available — could tell something about at least the mobile market…
Do they even mention HS separately in those? Are you sure it’s not the total amount of players for the whole ABK conglomerate or whatever it’s called now? I haven’t really looked into it personally, just wanna specify that point.