Anguilla's .ai domain suffix, originally just a geographic code, has become a goldmine as AI companies buy up the addresses. The island now makes roughly $4 million a year from registrations, about half its national budget, funding tax cuts, free child healthcare, and a new airport.
No exaggeration, this has to be one of the most positive things AI has done all year long. You know how everyone and their mom is buying these .ai websites for their vibe-coded SaaS? Yeah, well, what if I told you that .ai website doesn't mean .artificialintelligence? And what if I told you that this tiny island is getting rich on what it actually means? See, back in 1995, every country got its own website ending, and this place called Anguilla got the .ai. And for 30 years, it meant nothing until the AI bros came along. Now there's thousands of new registrations every day, bringing in almost $4 million yearly, making up nearly half of this island's national budget. Because of these two letters, they cut taxes, give free healthcare for kids, and started building a brand new international airport, which is why I said
