What is gstatic.com and why does it show up in my browser?

gstatic.com is Google’s CDN, like others said. It’s used to deliver static files faster.

If you’re seeing it a lot, it’s because Google uses it for almost everything—Search, Maps, YouTube, etc. It’s not something to worry about.

If you wanna dive deeper, check out “What is My DNS” to see how domains like gstatic.com are resolved.