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I recommend it for gamers. It has many convenient features for them.
Otherwise I prefer Debian/Ubuntu-based distros that are - in my perception- much more user friendly. LinuxMint is my goto recommendation.
Honestly, I think Kubuntu is slept on as a beginner's distro.
Yes, Ubuntu has its issues ... but those sorts of issues are really not going to affect a newbie much. And it's stable, easy to use, KDE defaults will be pretty familiar-feeling for Windows refugees, and it should be relatively easy to find help -- 90% of the time, if you just type "how do I _____ in Linux?" into ~~Google~~ Duck Duck Go, the results you find will be perfectly applicable to Ubuntu. Want to install 3rd party software that's not in their repos? In pretty much any software that offers a Linux version, the Ubuntu-compatible install method is the first one they list.
(Oh, and the installer is literally one click if you just let it do everything in automatic mode. No keyboard needed. The install image boots into a full GUI installer with mouse support, and if you want, all you have to do is click 'automatic install' and wait. Once it's done and reboots, you're in your new OS.)
Once you become an advanced enough user that you get annoyed by Snap packages or feel like you need more cutting-edge package updates ... well, then you should also be advanced enough to do your own distro-hopping.
Then recommend Kubuntu. It is not like this is a competition or I need to he convinced ☺️
There are enough distributions for everyone and every need.