Anguilla now generates 47% of its income from .ai domains

One of the most unexpected effects of the AI boom is happening far from Silicon Valley, on the small Caribbean island of Anguilla, which has a population of 15,000 and a total land area of 91 square kilometres (35 square miles).

As .ai is Anguilla’s official country code top-level domain (TLD), the surge in AI companies and start-ups registering .ai domains has transformed into a major revenue stream for the government.

Key Facts:

• Domain registrations: 48,000 (2018) → 144,000 (2022) → 870,000 (Sep 2025).
• Forecast: 1 million domains by November 2025 (~1,500 new registrations every day).
• Government revenue: $2.9M (2018) → $7.7M (2022) → $93M forecast for 2025.
• Share of state budget: <1% (pre 2018) → ~6% (2022) → ~47% (2025).

These funds are being used to reduce debt, expand the airport, develop renewable energy sources and protect biodiversity.

Sources: Domaintechnik report, IMF, whois.ai (Webarchive), domainnamestat.com, Anguilla Statistics Dept, Anguilla Draft 2025 Estimates, AP News, BBC Radio