Summary as follows:

1. Kubuntu
2. Xubuntu
3. Lubuntu
4. Ubuntu MATE
5. Ubuntu Budgie
6. Linux Mint
7. Zorin OS
8. Pop!_OS
9. elementary os
10. Peppermint OS

Spoiler: they are all debian based. Even ubuntu.

The big question is: If this article would be written again by a different AI, would the list or the order of items be any different?

Most of these are just different desktop environments that come pre installed. But Zorin somehow made the list. Has it improved since the last time I used it because I remember it being very unstable