The .cat registry has released some figures for domain growth in Spain during 2014 and .cat has emerged as the overall winner.
The data is based on research conducted by the .es registry oddly enough!
El .cat és el domini que més va créixer al conjunt de l’Estat espanyol durant el 2014, amb un increment del 17% en el número de dominis actius. El citat increment contrasta amb l’estancament d’altres dominis, com és el cas del .es, que només va créixer un 3%; del .com, que va decréixer un 9%; del .net, que va baixar un 11% o del .org, que va decréixer un 9%.
The .cat namespace was the one that grew most in the Spanish market during 2014 with an overall growth of 17%. This contrasts with other domain extensions, including .es which grew by 3%, .com which dropped by 9%, .net that dropped by 11% and .org which dropped by 9%. (rough translation – sorry!)
The research also shows that .cat is favoured by commercial users with over 60% of .cat based sites being run by businesses.
In terms of geographic breakdown the bulk of registrations are in Barcelona (75%), Girona (13%), Tarragona (7%) and Lleida (5%).
