The .cat domain reaches 120,000 registrations in its twentieth anniversary year

The .cat domain has surpassed 120,000 active registrations,  a milestone that arrives in a particularly meaningful year: its twentieth anniversary. Two decades after its launch, and in a year we began with more than 116,000 active .cat domains, .cat continues to grow thanks to the commitment of the individuals, businesses, organisations and projects that want their own presence on the internet while keeping their connection to the Catalan language and culture alive.

Taking an idea online is getting easier every day

Creating a website or launching a digital project no longer necessarily requires advanced programming skills. AI tools such as Lovable and phenomena like vibe coding, which allow apps and websites to be built from natural-language instructions, are lowering the technical barriers to turning an idea into a real project.

This opens up new possibilities for creators, professionals, small businesses, associations and anyone who wants to bring their own initiative to life. A personal project can become a website, a service or a digital community far more easily than it could a few years ago.

Technology makes creation easier; the community, through its choices and initiatives, makes it possible for Catalan to keep claiming more space on the internet.

A .cat domain is much more than an address

Choosing a .cat domain is a way of making your connection to a linguistic and cultural community visible. It is a recognisable digital identity that lets you show who you are and what you do.

But the benefits go beyond identity. A domain of your own provides a stable address for centralising a project’s digital presence, independently of the social networks or platforms it uses.

What’s more, registering or renewing a .cat domain helps support digital projects and initiatives in Catalan.

In short, .cat is not just an internet extension: it is a way of making Catalan present in the digital spaces we use every day.

Want to know all the benefits? Find out why to choose a .cat domain.

Your name online is also an asset worth protecting

When we launch a project, we often spend time choosing its name, building its identity and getting it out there. But we don’t always think about protecting its internet address — until someone else has got there first.

A domain tied to your name, your brand or your project is a digital asset worth registering, maintaining and renewing. If you don’t, someone else could register that address and use it for their own purposes, risking confusion or harm to your digital identity.

The cases of Can Roca and Disfrutar, which have faced similar situations, illustrate why it is important to act before problems arise. Protecting your digital identity is not only a concern for major brands — it matters equally to freelancers, creators, small businesses and organisations.

Registering your own domain and keeping it active is a simple preventive step.

Don’t wait until you have a problem to protect your name online. Find out how to protect your brand with .cat domains.

Twenty years on, we keep growing Catalan’s presence on the internet

Reaching 120,000 domains in the twentieth anniversary year is a milestone that invites us to celebrate the journey so far, but also to look ahead. Digital tools keep evolving, new ways of creating and sharing content keep emerging, and new opportunities keep opening up for more people to bring their projects to life.

The challenge remains the same: ensuring that Catalan has its own place in this transformation. Every .cat domain helps make visible a community that wants to live fully in Catalan in the digital world too.

Twenty years on, we keep adding domains, projects and stories. Because having your own voice on the internet still matters.

Have an idea, a project or a brand? Find your space on the internet with a .cat domain.