Why is the Closed Ruy Lopez more popular the the Open Ruy Lopez?

Usually when I watch top level games, they usually end up with the closed ruy lopez, and according to the database, this is more popular too, why?

closed ruy lopez:

open ruy lopez:

its because when someone plays e5 at an high level they're looking for a quick draw. In general if a player wants piece activity at the cost of a structural deficit they will play the Sicilian and not e5

The open variation is still very popular at all levels, including with the elite.  The closed Lopez covers the Marshall, Chigorin, Breyer, Zaitsev, Keres, etc though.  So comparing the open to the closed is comparing one variation to a dozen others.

That game Antonio Angel Medina Garcia vs Svetozar Gligoric.

29 moves in a closed Ruy Lopez not a single capture.

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1264288

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The open Ruy Lopez is more forcing and has been analysed thoroughly. In the closed Ruy Lopez there are more slow maneuvres.
Korchnoi used the Open Ruy Lopez 12 tiles as a surprise in 2 World Championship matches  against Karpov.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1068238 
In their last two games with the open, Karpov won
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1068242