The Tropical Island With the Hot Domain Name
Anguilla is expected to make millions this year from a surge in demand for web addresses ending with .ai, thanks to the frenzy around artificial intelligence.
It’s estimated that Anguilla will bring in as much as $30 million in domain-registration fees for 2023.
Photographer: Cedrick Isham Calvados/AFP/Getty ImagesA tiny island in the Caribbean is now sitting on a digital treasure.
Anguilla, a tropical British territory, is known for its coral reefs and white sand beaches. Since the 1990s, however, it's also been in charge of assigning internet addresses that end in .ai to residents and businesses looking to register websites. It was one of hundreds of country-specific domain names and easy to overlook — until recently.
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The Tropical Island With the Hot Domain Name