https://4ai.ai/blog/ News and record sales of .ai domain names, summarised by 4ai.ai, the marketplace for premium .ai domains. en Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:40:11 GMT https://4ai.ai/blog/elliot-silver-the-ai-vs-si-debate-is-a-distraction-for-ai-startups/ https://4ai.ai/blog/elliot-silver-the-ai-vs-si-debate-is-a-distraction-for-ai-startups/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Domain investor Elliot Silver argues that the buzz around .si names, sparked by the US government switching its terminology from "AI" to "Super Intelligence", pulls founders away from what matters: building product, finding product-market fit and raising money. He notes that large registrars such as GoDaddy and Namecheap were not yet offering .si, that Dynadot reported registry connection problems, and that speculators have priced many .si names high, with AI.si reportedly listed at $699,995. Silver expects the uncertainty to push some companies toward .com, which does not depend on what the technology is called. For .ai buyers the takeaway is that an established, widely recognised extension still counts for more than chasing a naming trend that could change again. Original article: .AI? .SI? More Like .Distraction (DomainInvesting.com). https://4ai.ai/blog/slovenia-s-si-logs-20-276-new-domains-in-one-day-as-super-intelligence/ https://4ai.ai/blog/slovenia-s-si-logs-20-276-new-domains-in-one-day-as-super-intelligence/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Register.si counted 20,276 new .si registrations in a single 24-hour period, bringing the zone to 298,682 names, after President Trump told the UN on September 22 that AI should be called "Super Intelligence" and then signed a September 29 executive order telling federal agencies to use "SI". August had brought fewer than 2,000 new .si names, and Netcraft found that more than half of the early names bought via Dynadot were quickly listed for resale. Hostinger says a .si name costs about $12 a year against roughly $90 for .ai with its two-year minimum, and only around 3% of new .si names mention AI. The rush looks largely speculative, while .ai remains the extension the AI industry actually builds on; Hostinger's head of domains described .ai as a second economy for Anguilla and .si as a mere bonus for Slovenia. Original article: Slovenia's .si domains hit 20,000 in a day after Trump renamed AI (The Next Web). https://4ai.ai/blog/semify-ai-stays-with-its-investor-owner-after-a-close-wipo-decision/ https://4ai.ai/blog/semify-ai-stays-with-its-investor-owner-after-a-close-wipo-decision/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT SEO company Semify, which uses semify.com, filed a cybersquatting complaint against semify.ai, a name owned by well-known .ai investor James Booth. A three-member WIPO panel refused to transfer the domain. The panel described it as a close call. The exact match with the trademark, a marketplace listing and a high asking price pointed one way; third-party uses of the word and Booth's long record as an investor pointed the other. In the end Semify could not show that Booth targeted its mark when he bought the name. It was Booth's second win in roughly two months. Original article: James Booth successfully defends another .ai domain name (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/eight-of-the-top-10-sales-are-ai-all-six-figures/ https://4ai.ai/blog/eight-of-the-top-10-sales-are-ai-all-six-figures/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Eight of the ten top sales on this chart were .ai, and all ten were six figures. OF.ai tied for first at $250,000 through GoDaddy's brokerage. Perform.ai ($200,000) and Leo.ai ($150,000) followed, many reported in a batch by Spaceship. Original article: .AI & .Com Take Full Control of Latest Domain Sales Chart With Every Sale in the Top 10 Reaching Six Figures (DN Journal). https://4ai.ai/blog/two-founders-explain-why-they-moved-their-companies-to-ai/ https://4ai.ai/blog/two-founders-explain-why-they-moved-their-companies-to-ai/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT This podcast episode talks to two business owners who rebranded onto .ai domains. Felix Ingla of Pedra started on a .so domain that caused problems, and passed on a "get" .com because the prefix works poorly for customers in Spain and Germany. He chose Pedra.ai instead. Angeli Angelos started out as Post Protect, a name that felt too narrow. He renamed the company Swipe and secured swipe.ai through a lease-to-own deal. Both stories show a common pattern: founders pick a short, clean .ai over a longer or compromised .com. Original article: .Ai end user domain stories – DNW Podcast #601 (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/hyperfly-loses-its-bid-for-hyperfly-ai/ https://4ai.ai/blog/hyperfly-loses-its-bid-for-hyperfly-ai/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Combat sports brand Hyperfly filed a WIPO complaint over hyperfly.ai, owned by investor James Booth. The three-member panel found no proof of bad-faith registration and use. The panel noted that the name is used by many unrelated businesses and that the brand is mostly known in martial arts circles. It concluded Booth most likely bought the domain as part of a larger batch of brandable two-word AI names. A request to find reverse domain name hijacking was declined. Original article: James Booth successfully defends .ai domain in cybersquatting dispute. (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/perform-ai-sold-for-200-000-after-changing-hands-for-3-587-in-2021/ https://4ai.ai/blog/perform-ai-sold-for-200-000-after-changing-hands-for-3-587-in-2021/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Namecheap founder Richard Kirkendall shared a list of 30 .ai sales completed on Spaceship's Sellerhub. The top deal was perform.ai at $200,000, a name that sold for just $3,587 in 2021. Quake.ai, billionaire.ai, unstoppable.ai and blueberry.ai each went for $100,000. Quake.ai had sold for $2,692 in 2023 and blueberry.ai for only $338 in 2019. Comparing prices with earlier sales on NameBio shows how much the value of good one-word .ai names has grown, and many of the buyers already run live businesses on them. Original article: Who recently bought .ai domains, and what they sold for previously (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-earns-ec196-8-million-in-the-first-half-of-2026/ https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-earns-ec196-8-million-in-the-first-half-of-2026/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT .ai generated EC$196.8 million for Anguilla in the first six months of 2026, close to the full-year 2025 total. The figures were announced by the IT minister in July 2026. Original article: .ai revenue on course to surpass 2025 after half-year total hits EC$196.8m (Anguilla Focus). https://4ai.ai/blog/what-hosting-data-says-about-the-ai-namespace/ https://4ai.ai/blog/what-hosting-data-says-about-the-ai-namespace/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Nadya Frost of the analytics company ShareShift joins the podcast to discuss data on how .ai domains are actually used, and how AI is changing the tools people use to build websites. The conversation also covers sites optimized for large language models and how the European market compares with the rest of the world. It is a useful listen for anyone wondering whether .ai names are being built on, not just traded. Original article: Artificial intelligence and the .AI namespace – DNW Podcast #593 (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/why-many-weaker-ai-names-may-drop-at-renewal-time/ https://4ai.ai/blog/why-many-weaker-ai-names-may-drop-at-renewal-time/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Dynadot launched pre-expiration auctions, starting with .ai, so owners can sell names they do not want to renew. The background is cost: .ai has an $80 yearly wholesale price and a two-year minimum, so each renewal costs $160 or more. The registry went from about 533,000 names in October 2024 to roughly 600,000 by year end, and the article estimates the total has about doubled since. Many of the later registrations were made after the best names were gone, and the author expects plenty of investors to let them lapse rather than pay two more years. Premium names, by contrast, keep being renewed. Original article: The coming .ai "junk drop" (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/how-ai-money-makes-anguilla-more-resilient/ https://4ai.ai/blog/how-ai-money-makes-anguilla-more-resilient/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT .ai opened for worldwide sale in 2009 and passed one million names by January 2026. The money funds debt repayment, a sovereign wealth fund and a $175 million airport upgrade. That matters for an island where tourism dominates and hurricanes, like Irma in 2017, cause huge damage. Original article: Why the AI boom is actually good news for this tiny Caribbean island (Adventure.com). https://4ai.ai/blog/questions-over-the-kong-ai-cybersquatting-decision/ https://4ai.ai/blog/questions-over-the-kong-ai-cybersquatting-decision/ Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kong Inc., which uses KongHQ.com, won a UDRP case against kong.ai after the owner did not respond. The panelist found cybersquatting. The article questions that result. Archived copies of the site show a working AI business with testimonials, and the WHOIS record named the respondent as Kong AI, which undercuts the finding that the owner was not known by that name. The author argues the company may have a trademark claim, but not one that fits the UDRP. The lesson for .ai owners: respond to complaints. Original article: The kong.ai UDRP decision deserves scrutiny (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/spacex-paid-174-257-for-terafab-ai-and-32-more-companies-bought-ai/ https://4ai.ai/blog/spacex-paid-174-257-for-terafab-ai-and-32-more-companies-bought-ai/ Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT With more than one million .ai domains registered, Spaceship alone logged over $3 million in reported .ai aftermarket sales in the first months of 2026. Of 49 names sold there through April, about two-thirds already had live websites. The most expensive was Terafab.ai, bought by SpaceX for its chip business at $174,257. At the other end, JPI.ai sold for $2,000 to a company deploying AI agents for French firms. A striking pattern: many buyers run AI tools for a specific industry, but chose brand names that do not mention that industry at all. Original article: 33 companies that bought .ai domain names this year, including SpaceX (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/two-letters-funding-an-island-ai-revenue-from-2-9m-to-93m/ https://4ai.ai/blog/two-letters-funding-an-island-ai-revenue-from-2-9m-to-93m/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT .ai revenue grew from about $2.9 million in 2018 to $39 million in 2024 and $93 million in 2025. The registry was adding about 2,000 domains a day in January 2026, and Identity Digital says 28% of new tech startups use .ai. Original article: The AI Boom Is Funding a Caribbean Island Two Letters at a Time (PYMNTS). https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-earned-anguilla-ec230-million-in-2025/ https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-earned-anguilla-ec230-million-in-2025/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Anguilla earned about EC$230 million (US$85.3 million) from .ai in 2025, more than double 2024 and far above the forecast of EC$132 million. Monthly revenue rose from about EC$9.7 million in January to over EC$20 million from April. Original article: .ai domain surge brings EC$230m windfall to Anguilla in 2025 (Anguilla Focus). https://4ai.ai/blog/bot-ai-tops-the-chart-at-1-2-million/ https://4ai.ai/blog/bot-ai-tops-the-chart-at-1-2-million/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Bot.ai's $1.2 million sale at Sedo topped this chart, the largest public .ai sale on record. It was also the second-largest public sale in any extension in early 2026. Original article: DN Journal domain sales chart (March 18, 2026) (DN Journal). https://4ai.ai/blog/record-month-ai-brings-in-ec32-8-million-in-february-2026/ https://4ai.ai/blog/record-month-ai-brings-in-ec32-8-million-in-february-2026/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT .ai revenue hit a record EC$32.8 million in February 2026, nearly double the same month a year earlier. January brought EC$25.5 million. Anguilla planned its first conference for the registrars that sell .ai. Original article: Anguilla's .ai domain sees record growth as February earnings hit EC$32.8m (Anguilla Focus). https://4ai.ai/blog/which-domains-still-make-sense-to-buy-when-ai-answers-the-questions/ https://4ai.ai/blog/which-domains-still-make-sense-to-buy-when-ai-answers-the-questions/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT A domain investor explains how AI search has changed what he buys. He now avoids names for how-to sites, recipes, travel blogs, health information and review sites, because AI answers are taking their traffic. Instead he buys names for SaaS and web apps, local service businesses, business-to-business brands and strong one-word terms. Names connected to AI itself, such as agent and data terms, are an obvious area of interest. Original article: What types of domains I'm buying in an AI world (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/february-2026-bot-ai-and-ai-com-redefine-domain-prices/ https://4ai.ai/blog/february-2026-bot-ai-and-ai-com-redefine-domain-prices/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Bot.ai became the first public seven-figure .ai sale at $1.2 million, 60% above the previous record. AI.com's $70 million price was confirmed the same month. Short AI names are now treated as strategic assets. Original article: Domain Industry Roundup: February 2026 (Dynadot). https://4ai.ai/blog/lotus-ai-sells-for-400-000-as-com-and-ai-take-19-of-20-spots/ https://4ai.ai/blog/lotus-ai-sells-for-400-000-as-com-and-ai-take-19-of-20-spots/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Next to the $70 million AI.com sale, Lotus.ai sold for $400,000 through Brandforce. Surface.ai, Climb.ai and Enclave.ai each brought around $100,000. .com and .ai took 19 of the 20 places on the chart. Original article: DN Journal domain sales chart (March 4, 2026) (DN Journal). https://4ai.ai/blog/what-the-70m-ai-com-deal-means-for-premium-domains/ https://4ai.ai/blog/what-the-70m-ai-com-deal-means-for-premium-domains/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT An analysis of the AI.com sale: reportedly paid in crypto, dated April 10, 2025 on NameBio, and timed for a Super Bowl launch. The site struggled under the traffic spike after the ad. The piece argues the deal shows how scarce category-defining names are. Original article: AI.com sold for $70M: what the record domain deal means for premium domains and resellers (Openprovider). https://4ai.ai/blog/bot-ai-leads-a-week-of-ai-driven-domain-sales/ https://4ai.ai/blog/bot-ai-leads-a-week-of-ai-driven-domain-sales/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Bot.ai topped Sedo's public sales at $1.2 million. Many other buyers that week offered AI-based services, mostly on .com names. Examples include SalesClone.com and BotBoss.com. Original article: A dozen end user domain name sales from this week (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/bot-ai-sells-for-1-2-million-at-its-buy-now-price/ https://4ai.ai/blog/bot-ai-sells-for-1-2-million-at-its-buy-now-price/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Bot.ai sold on Sedo for $1.2 million at its fixed buy-now price, with no negotiation. The previous record was Wisdom.ai at $750,000. The buyer was not yet known. Original article: Bot.AI Sold for 7 Figures via Sedo (DomainInvesting.com). https://4ai.ai/blog/first-seven-figure-ai-sale-bot-ai-at-1-2-million/ https://4ai.ai/blog/first-seven-figure-ai-sale-bot-ai-at-1-2-million/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT DN Journal called Bot.ai the first public seven-figure .ai sale, beating Wisdom.ai by about 60%. Experts expected .ai to bring in about half of Anguilla's government revenue in 2026. Original article: Bot.ai Brings $1.2 Million in Record-Breaking Sale at Sedo as AI Boom Continues to Send Domain Prices Into the Stratosphere (DN Journal). https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-com-what-reddit-made-of-the-70-million-name/ https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-com-what-reddit-made-of-the-70-million-name/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT After the AI.com Super Bowl ad, Reddit users reported the site was slow or down and asked for card details to reserve a handle. The article treats the price as reported rather than confirmed and looks at what the platform might become. Original article: AI.com sold for $70 million. Then Reddit chimed in. (EuroDNS). https://4ai.ai/blog/evo-ai-leads-ai-on-the-sales-chart-at-100-000/ https://4ai.ai/blog/evo-ai-leads-ai-on-the-sales-chart-at-100-000/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT EVO.ai sold for $100,000 through Spaceship, the top .ai sale in this DN Journal chart. Rumble.ai followed at $50,000. Manager.ai at $30,000 was the only charted .ai sale handled by Sedo. Original article: Trio of 6-Figure Sales Top Latest DNJournal Chart with .Com and .AI Continuing to Dominate + Hand-Registered Domain Sells for $75,000 (DN Journal). https://4ai.ai/blog/the-story-behind-ai-com-initials-worth-70-million/ https://4ai.ai/blog/the-story-behind-ai-com-initials-worth-70-million/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Arsyan Ismail originally bought AI.com because it matched his initials. He reportedly paid about $10 million and sold it for about $70 million. The buyer showcased an agentic AI platform on the name during Super Bowl LX. Original article: AI.com sold for $70 million in one of the biggest domain deals ever (Storyboard18). https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-com-sold-for-70-million-paid-in-crypto/ https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-com-sold-for-70-million-paid-in-crypto/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Malaysian entrepreneur Arsyan Ismail sold AI.com to Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek for about $70 million, paid in cryptocurrency, through broker Larry Fischer. The deal was made in April 2025. It is the largest disclosed domain sale ever, ahead of CarInsurance.com at $49.7 million. Marszalek planned a consumer AI agent platform on the name. Original article: Malaysian Sells AI.com Domain to Crypto.com for Record US$70 Million (Fintech News Malaysia). https://4ai.ai/blog/blockchain-ai-lawsuit-dropped-after-405-000-expired-name-auction/ https://4ai.ai/blog/blockchain-ai-lawsuit-dropped-after-405-000-expired-name-auction/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Blockchain.ai expired, went through the normal registry process and was sold at a Namecheap auction for $405,000. Its former owner, Howard Gould, sued Identity Digital, CentralNic, Namecheap and OnlyDomains, saying he had renewed in time. He never served the defendants and dismissed the case on February 1, 2026. The case is a reminder of how valuable expiring .ai names have become, and why owners should keep auto-renew switched on. Original article: Former blockchain.ai owner dismisses lawsuit (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-companies-were-half-the-identified-buyers-on-sedo-s-weekly-list/ https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-companies-were-half-the-identified-buyers-on-sedo-s-weekly-list/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Six of the 13 identifiable end-user buyers in one week of Sedo sales were AI companies. The top sale was Manager.ai at $30,000, bought by a company that acquires small SaaS businesses and grows them with AI agents. Asphalt.ai sold for $9,999 to a firm planning AI for roads and airports. Among public sales over $2,000 that week, country-code domains outnumbered .com 37 to 27. Original article: AI companies drive aftermarket sales at Sedo (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/speed-ai-and-amber-ai-start-2026-with-six-figure-sales/ https://4ai.ai/blog/speed-ai-and-amber-ai-start-2026-with-six-figure-sales/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Speed.ai sold for $165,000, the top .ai sale and third overall. Spaceship placed 11 .ai names on the chart, led by Amber.ai at $115,000. Certify.ai ($110,000) and Synthetic.ai ($100,000) also reached six figures. Original article: 2026 Domain Sales Season Off to a Fast Start with Eight 6-Figure Sales Topping Latest DNJournal Chart (DN Journal). https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-wholesale-price-rises-to-160-for-two-years/ https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-wholesale-price-rises-to-160-for-two-years/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT From March 5, 2026, the .ai registry raised its wholesale price by $10 a year. A standard two-year registration or renewal now costs registrars $160, up from $140, before their own markup. With about one million names in the zone, the author estimates the increase brings Anguilla around $9 million more per year after Identity Digital's share. Owners could lock in the old price by renewing before the deadline. Original article: .AI domain name prices going up $20 (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-domain-statistics-growth-records-and-trust/ https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-domain-statistics-growth-records-and-trust/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT .ai registrations grew about 146% from July 2022 to December 2023, reaching 353,928. The article argues the higher price filters out spam, which helps .ai brands look trustworthy. Original article: The Rise of .ai Domains: A Deep Dive into the AI Industry's Digital Identity (Originality.ai). https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-passes-one-million-registered-domains/ https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-passes-one-million-registered-domains/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Anguilla's government announced that .ai had passed one million registrations. A year earlier the official count was 598,007, so the namespace grew by roughly two-thirds in twelve months. Identity Digital keeps about 10% of revenue and the rest goes to the government, which says the money funds airport and road projects, tax relief and health services. Original article: .AI namespace hits 1 million domain names (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-keeps-growing-by-about-1-a-week/ https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-keeps-growing-by-about-1-a-week/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT .ai passed one million domains and was still growing by about one percent per week. Anguilla announced a sovereign wealth fund in December 2025. Original article: Over a million .ai top-level domains: No end to the windfall for Anguilla (heise online). https://4ai.ai/blog/one-million-ai-sites-and-an-estimated-70-million-for-anguilla/ https://4ai.ai/blog/one-million-ai-sites-and-an-estimated-70-million-for-anguilla/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Domain Name Stat counted over one million .ai domains on January 2, 2026. Sherwood estimates they earned Anguilla about $70 million in a year. The two-year price of $140 and a 90% renewal rate make the income steady. Original article: There are now more than 1 million ".ai" websites, contributing an estimated $70 million to Anguilla's government revenue (Sherwood News). https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-in-2025-22-million-across-7-335-sales/ https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-in-2025-22-million-across-7-335-sales/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT .ai recorded about $22 million in sales across 7,335 deals in 2025, including 27 six-figure sales. Wisdom.ai was the top sale at $750,000. Original article: .Ai 2025 year in review (TLDInvestors). https://4ai.ai/blog/2025-in-review-how-ai-changed-the-domain-business/ https://4ai.ai/blog/2025-in-review-how-ai-changed-the-domain-business/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT A year-end review of AI and domains. .ai now provides around a quarter of Anguilla's government revenue, and the move to Identity Digital gave the extension a stronger platform and more predictable policies. The .ai aftermarket kept growing in 2025, despite predictions a year earlier that it would collapse. On the other side, AI answers are cutting traffic to content sites, while easier app building could raise demand for names. Original article: 2025 in Review: AI's impact on domains (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/openai-registers-hundreds-of-domains-for-chatgpt-atlas/ https://4ai.ai/blog/openai-registers-hundreds-of-domains-for-chatgpt-atlas/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT When OpenAI launched its ChatGPT Atlas browser, it registered or blocked hundreds of "chatgptatlas" names across nearly every top-level domain, from .fun to .realty. It skipped only expensive or restricted endings. The article argues this kind of blanket defensive registration rarely works, because squatters can simply change a letter. A single strong, exact-match name does more for a brand. Original article: ChatGPT goes on domain registration binge for new Atlas browser (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/wisdom-ai-sets-a-record-at-750-000-after-two-years-of-talks/ https://4ai.ai/blog/wisdom-ai-sets-a-record-at-750-000-after-two-years-of-talks/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT Wisdom.ai sold for $750,000, beating You.ai's record. The buyer used Grit Brokerage, and the deal took about two years. The owner had bought it in 2018 and raised his asking price from $250,000 to $990,000 over time. Original article: Ammar Kubba Rings Up Record-Breaking $750,000 Sale of Wisdom.ai With Grit Brokerage Helping Buyer Acquire Dream Domain (DN Journal). https://4ai.ai/blog/adapt-ai-bought-for-6-510-sold-for-300-000/ https://4ai.ai/blog/adapt-ai-bought-for-6-510-sold-for-300-000/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT Adapt.ai topped the chart at $300,000. The seller had bought it for $6,510 in 2022. Scoop.ai ($75,000), Velocity.ai ($65,500) and USDC.ai ($59,888) also made the list. Original article: .AI Chart Topper is One of Four 6-Figure Sales That Set the Pace on DNJournal's Latest Top 20 List (DN Journal). https://4ai.ai/blog/how-much-do-ai-com-names-sell-for/ https://4ai.ai/blog/how-much-do-ai-com-names-sell-for/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT The author reviewed the top 50 sales of .com names ending in "ai" over two years. The highest was agenticai.com at $120,000; theai.com sold for $65,000, and HumanityAI.com reportedly went for $69,888. Only about 44% of those names were in use afterwards. It is a useful comparison for founders choosing between a longer AI-themed .com and a short, exact .ai name. Original article: The market for AI .com domain names (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/anguilla-the-island-making-millions-from-ai/ https://4ai.ai/blog/anguilla-the-island-making-millions-from-ai/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT Anguilla, with about 16,000 residents, received .ai in 1996. By 2025 there were nearly 878,000 .ai sites, about double a year earlier. The government reported $39 million in domain revenue for 2024, more than 20% of its income and second only to tourism. Original article: The tiny Caribbean island making millions thanks to AI web address (The National). https://4ai.ai/blog/from-50-000-to-850-000-ai-domains/ https://4ai.ai/blog/from-50-000-to-850-000-ai-domains/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT .ai domains grew from under 50,000 in 2020 to more than 850,000, earning Anguilla about $39 million in 2024. Officials projected EC$132 million in 2025 and EC$138 million in 2026. Original article: This small Caribbean island earned $39M from .ai domain sales in 2024 boom (CO/AI). https://4ai.ai/blog/tech-firms-pay-millions-for-ai-names/ https://4ai.ai/blog/tech-firms-pay-millions-for-ai-names/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT Anguilla earned about $39 million from .ai in 2024, roughly 23% of its budget according to the IMF. Premium sales include you.ai at $700,000, cloud.ai at $600,000 and law.ai at $350,000. Original article: Tiny island owns '.ai', now tech firms are paying millions of dollars (Gulf News). https://4ai.ai/blog/why-anguilla-moved-ai-to-global-servers/ https://4ai.ai/blog/why-anguilla-moved-ai-to-global-servers/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT A draft 2025 budget showed EC$105.5 million (about $39 million) from domain sales in 2024, nearly a quarter of revenue. Anguilla's deal with Identity Digital moved .ai to global servers, protecting it from hurricane disruption. Original article: How tiny Caribbean island earning millions from .ai domain amid AI boom (The Business Standard). https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-stays-the-best-selling-keyword/ https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-stays-the-best-selling-keyword/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT In June 2025, domains containing "ai" again outsold all other keywords on Afternic, holding first place for a second month. "My", "bet" and "group" followed. Original article: Like a broken record: AI remains hot in domain sales (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-companies-are-buying-domains-often-without-ai-in-the-name/ https://4ai.ai/blog/ai-companies-are-buying-domains-often-without-ai-in-the-name/ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT Many of the week's Sedo buyers were AI companies, and most chose names without "AI" in them. Law.ai topped the list at $350,000. Original article: AI-related companies are buying lots of domains (Domain Name Wire). https://4ai.ai/blog/law-ai-sells-for-350-000/ https://4ai.ai/blog/law-ai-sells-for-350-000/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT Sedo's Mark Ghoriafi closed Law.ai at $350,000, the third-highest .ai sale at the time. Early talks in 2024 had failed. They resumed in June 2025. Original article: Sedo's Mark Ghoriafi Closes Law.ai Sale in One of the Biggest .AI Transactions to Date (DN Journal). https://4ai.ai/blog/will-companies-build-extra-sites-to-be-seen-by-ai-models/ https://4ai.ai/blog/will-companies-build-extra-sites-to-be-seen-by-ai-models/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT An SEO strategist suggests using aged domains with good reputations to build satellite sites aimed at large language models, keeping experiments away from a company's main site. The article links this to "generative engine optimization" as Google traffic gives way to AI answers, and asks what that shift means for web publishing and domain demand. Original article: Will AI drive companies to create more websites for LLM optimization? (Domain Name Wire).