'.ai' websites are booming - and making millions for this tiny Caribbean nation

• '.ai' domain registrations are up 3x in three years, revenue is up 2x
• The top-level domain (TLD) is unique to the Caribbean island of Anguilla
• Anguilla plans to spend the revenue on critical infrastructure and sustainable projects

More than a million '.ai' domains have now been registered as of early January 2026, largely driven by the ChatGPT-induced global AI boom, and it's proving to be quite the money maker for Anguilla, a new report has found.

Research from Sherwood found the small British Overseas Territory has control over the '.ai' domain as its country code, which it has now turned into a major revenue stream worth an estimated $70 million per year, or the equivalent of around 20-22% of the government's total revenue.

Compared with 2023, the number of '.ai' domain registrations has near tripled from 354,000, with revenue more than ...