Yes, I know that the ranking is not a good metric of real world use.
Just posting this because MX Linux has been in the number one spot for a long time (2 years perhaps?) and it's surprising to see some other distro on the top of their site.
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I've never understood the Mint hype. Like you say it seems like Ubuntu with extra steps.
I do have beefs with some of the decisions Canonical makes but if anyone asks me what distri they should start with I will always recommend Ubuntu simply because it's "the distro" if you search for "Linux" tutorials online 9 times out of 10 you will get a tutorial aimed at Ubuntu. Packages for software that isn't in repos are usually available as .deb ...
It’s not really a hype. It just vibes with a lot of people.