Distrowatch only tracks the number of hits that distros website gets. Which is a really stupid way of ranking popularity. The most common distro would be Ubuntu (by far).
This isn't a part of Google. Likely carriers will try to put it on phones you get through them especially mid-range devices. Also it can be disabled (and even uninstalled through shizuku or ADB or something)
If only people moved to an open and federated platform. I mean I don't have to say that I hate reddit since I'm here but still whenever I Google a problem reddit answers are one of the most useful places. Especially about something local.
But remember. You're paying his mortgage and you can't deduct that from your taxes but he can deduct his mortgage from his taxes (the same mortgage that you paid)
Distrowatch only tracks the number of hits that distros website gets. Which is a really stupid way of ranking popularity. The most common distro would be Ubuntu (by far).