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Guides and reports on .ai

Practical guides to .ai domains and original reports built from our directory data. Every fact is sourced and dated.

ReportThe state of .ai companies, Q4 2026What 276 companies on .ai domains have in common: which registrars and DNS they use, how far ahead they renew, how they lock their names, and $1.3T in reported valuations. GuideHow to buy a .ai domain, and what it really costsRegistering a .ai domain costs about $80 a year, sold in two-year terms. How to register one, buy a name that's taken, catch an expiring name, and protect it. Guide.ai vs .com: which should an AI company use?A .ai name costs several times more than a .com and must be renewed in two-year terms, but Google treats it as generic. What AI companies actually do, with examples. GuideWho owns .ai? Anguilla, the registry and the money.ai is the country-code domain of Anguilla. The registry is run by Identity Digital, and fees go to Anguilla's government: EC$217M (US$80M) in the first seven months of 2026. RankingThe most expensive .ai domain salesThe highest publicly reported .ai domain sales, led by bot.ai at $1,200,000. Price, marketplace, date and a source for every sale. GuideHow to find out who owns a .ai domainLook up any .ai name in the registry's free RDAP service to see its registrar, creation and expiry dates and status. What each field means, why owners are usually hidden, and how to reach them. TrackerFunding rounds for companies on .aiEvery disclosed funding round for companies in our .ai directory, newest first: 6 since May 2026, led by Anthropic. Each with a source.

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