The AI Gold Mine: How the Island of Anguilla is Striking it Rich with ".ai" Domains
The AI Gold Mine: How the Island of Anguilla is Striking it Rich with ".ai" Domains While tech giants are battling for AI supremacy, a small British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean is quietly reaping the rewards. Anguilla , the owner of the .ai country-code top-level domain (ccTLD), has seen an unprecedented economic windfall as the world rushes to secure AI-related digital real estate. Surpassing One Million Registrations As of January 2, 2026, the number of registered .ai domains has officially surpassed 1 million . This represents a massive leap from early 2023, when there were only about 350,000 active registrations.