Today marks a major milestone in the journey toward European digital sovereignty: the one-year anniversary of the DNS4EU Public Service.
When this initiative was first conceived, the goal was ambitious: to build a secure, privacy-first, and resilient DNS infrastructure tailored specifically for the European Union. One year later, that vision is a daily reality, actively protecting citizens, businesses, and institutions across the continent.
As we look back on the past 12 months, this anniversary isn't just a celebration of uptime - it’s a celebration of community, collaboration, and a safer internet.
An initiative of this scale cannot succeed in a vacuum. The success of DNS4EU’s first year belongs to a dedicated ecosystem of people:
To our users: Thank you for choosing a sovereign, privacy-centric alternative. By configuring your routers, browsers, and devices to use DNS4EU, you’ve voted for a safer European web.
To our technical and operations teams: Running an infrastructure with rock-solid reliability is no small feat. Your dedication to maintaining 100% uptime, scaling the network, and adhering to strict EU data protection standards has been inspiring.
To our community: Thank you for the constant stream of feedback, bug reports, and edge-case insights. Your engagement has directly helped us refine and harden the service over the last year.
Over the past year, DNS4EU has transitioned from a promising project to a critical layer of defense. It has successfully shielded millions of requests from malicious actors, phishing attempts, and malware campaigns—all while keeping user data strictly within the borders of the EU and completely private.
From a marketing and communications perspective, our journey has been about bridging the gap between deep technical engineering and everyday security. We wanted to ensure that every citizen understands not just how DNS4EU works, but why it matters for their daily digital safety.
To mark this milestone, our threat intelligence and technical teams have compiled a comprehensive Report. We believe in transparency and giving back to the cybersecurity community, which is why we’ve opened up our data.
In the report, you will find:
We are incredibly proud of what we have achieved in just 12 months, but the threat landscape never stands still. As we enter our second year, our team remains committed to scaling the service, and continuing to protect the digital lives of EU citizens.
Thank you for being part of our first year. Let’s keep building a safer, more sovereign European internet together.