Why are all towel bars 24 inch? With studs being 16 inches apart - how do people mount them?

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I want to install a towel bar in my bathrooms - and I went to Home Depot to get one - but all of their towel bars were 24 inch...
This to me is weird. Do all people just mount their towel bars to a drywall using drywall anchors? That just seems so hackish and unreliable.

Guys - could someone confirm what's the right way of installing a towel bar?
Using drywall anchors Directly to studs #Drywall-anchor #Bathroom #Bathroom-fixtures
https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/74096/why-are-all-towel-bars-24-inch-with-studs-being-16-inches-apart-how-do-people