Welcome to the game searr, glad to hear your enjoying it. like others have said its a big game and people are spread out plus work and time zones but with patience you will find more players as you play. I thought the same when I started, only seen 1 person on my starter until I discovered hubs and started traveling more. Sov planets maybe dont help with this but its new content and most will be playing with or rebuilding on them atm. The only importance is fun and as long your having that then there’s nothing to worry about. 
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