It depends on preference and use case. I use Pop!_OS, which is also built specifically for desktop and lets you install your choice of DE (after install), but it had some QoL features that are built directly into GNOME shell as extensions and not available in other DEs
I do recommend Budgie. It is built for desktop users. 🙂
Very light, snappy. Simple yet elegant.
It depends on preference and use case. I use Pop!_OS, which is also built specifically for desktop and lets you install your choice of DE (after install), but it had some QoL features that are built directly into GNOME shell as extensions and not available in other DEs
You seem to be mistaking an OS for a DE. Pop is an (Ubuntu based) OS. Nearly all Ubuntu based OS's can support various DE's.