.ai domain statistics (2026)
How many .ai domains exist, what they cost, how much they earn Anguilla and how the .ai aftermarket has grown. Every figure links to its source. Updated .
1,000,000+.ai domains registered (Jan 2026)
$160wholesale price for 2 years (from Mar 2026)
$85.3M.ai revenue for Anguilla in 2025
$1.2Mrecord .ai sale (Bot.ai, 2026)
Registered .ai domains
The number of .ai domains grew more than twentyfold from 2018 to 2026, driven by AI companies choosing Anguilla's country code.
| Date | .ai domains | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-07 | 48,272 | Report |
| 2022 | 144,000 | Report |
| 2023-06 | 248,600 | Report |
| 2023-12 | 353,928 | Report |
| 2024-04 | 425,060 | Report |
| 2024-07 | 478,696 | Report |
| 2024-10 | 533,068 | Report |
| 2024-11 | 572,575 | Report |
| 2025-01 | 598,007 | Report |
| 2026-01 | 1,000,000+ | Report |
Anguilla's revenue from .ai (USD millions)
Anguilla keeps about 90% of .ai revenue; Identity Digital, which has run the registry since January 2025, keeps about 10%. The money funds the airport, roads, health care and a sovereign wealth fund.
| Year | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $2.9M | Report |
| 2023 | $32M | Report |
| 2024 | $39M | Report |
| 2025 | $85.3M | Report |
| H1 2026 | $72.9M (EC$196.8M, approx.) | Report |
Price of a .ai domain
- New registrations and renewals run for a minimum of two years.
- Wholesale price: $100 for two years in 2017–2018, $140 later, and $160 from March 5, 2026. Registrars add their own markup.
- About 90% of .ai domains are renewed, according to the IMF.
The .ai aftermarket
- 2022: 718 reported .ai sales worth about $879,000 (NameBio via DomainInvesting).
- 2023: 2,160 reported sales worth $4.5 million by late October (Unite.AI).
- 2025: about 7,335 sales worth about $22 million, including 27 six-figure sales (TLDInvestors).
- In 2024 .ai was third by total sales value on Afternic and had the highest average price (Afternic data).
- About 28% of new startups chose .ai in early 2025 (Identity Digital via Openprovider).
See the full list of the most expensive .ai domains ever sold.
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