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I mean, it's currently also the most popular distribution on DistroWatch.com. I realize neither metric is perfect, notably because there's no tracking in Linux as opposed to non-free OSs, but it shows it's extremely popular and well-reviewed.
True. There's probably still a significant reporting bias, but it's still notable.
So is MX Linux. I promise you that metric is useless since literally nobody ever talks about MX Linux except for its standing on distro watch