There’s no end in sight for the .ai domain name boom.
The domain name registry for .ai domain names has released its latest domains under management figure.
The registry disclosed that there are 425,060 registered .ai domains as of today. Here’s how this number has progressed over time:
July 2, 2018 the total was 48,272 domains
Jan 2, 2019 the total was 62,183 domains
2020 the total was 85,596 domains
July 1, 2021 the total was 123,651 domains
Apr 5, 2022 the total was 138,022 domains
July 20, 2022 the total was 143,737 domains
June 14, 2023 the total was 248,609 domains
Sept 26, 2023 the total was 306,861 domains
Dec 20, 2023 the total was 353,928 domains
Apr 12, 2024 the total was 425,060 domains
Looking over the course of the past 24 months, .ai has tripled in size.
.Ai is the country code for Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Eastern Caribbean with a population of around 15,000. The domain name has surged in popularity as artificial intelligence companies adopt it.
The original version of this post said that .ai tripled in size in 12 months. It was actually 24 months.
Chris Holland says
Yes, but are these genuine sales or bogus transactions like the infamous $1million beauty.cc “sale” a few years back?
UCMJ says
Incredible growth!