.AI Domain Value Soars, Total Worth Reaches $4.5 Million

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Published in AI News · 2 minute read · Jul 23, 2025

In 2023, the market value of .AI domain names has significantly increased. The .ai is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Anguilla, and it has gained significant technological attention due to its representation of "Artificial Intelligence." The most notable transaction occurred on October 10, 2023, when the "you.ai" domain was acquired for $700,000. Latest data shows that, as of 2023, there have been 2,160 .ai domain sales with a total value of $4.5 million, compared to only 718 domain sales in 2022, totaling approximately $878,700. This trend is reminiscent of the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) craze in 2017, when every blockchain and cryptocurrency company adopted the .io domain extension.

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