No benefit to using it over Ubuntu.
Upgrades often have issues, are every 6-8 months, and:
To upgrade to Linux Mint 20 you need experience with APT and the command line. https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/upgrade-to-mint-20.html
You get delayed updates - lacking up-to-date software features. Typically, one or two releases behind Ubuntu which is already behind. This also makes it less secure.
They distributed malicious software: https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-mint-website-hacked-malicious-iso-offered-on-saturday/
It’s large / bloated
Often breaks from PPAs
No fractional scaling
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What’s the benefit from Ubuntu anyway? Just use Debian Stable.