Anguilla earned EC$231 million (US$85.5m) from .ai domain registrations in 2025 – far exceeding the government’s projected end-of-year total.
The figure underscores the rapid growth of the country code top-level domain (ccTLD), which has become a significant source of revenue for the island.
Anguilla Focus obtained the monthly figures from the Ministry of Finance, providing a breakdown of the booming sector’s financial performance.
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The totals are as follows:
January – $9,713,883.85 (US$3.6m)
February – $13,031,804.35 (US$4.8m)
March – $17,036,001.37 (US$6.3m)
April – $21,726,775.86 (US$8m)
May – $20,656,749.92 (US$7.6m)
June – $21,645,466.57 (US$8m)
July – $20,217,986.13 (US$7.5m)
August – $22,377,127.05 (US$8.3m)
September – $21,600,360.56 (US$8m)
October – $21,570,000 (US$8m)
November – $21,941,502.84 (US$8.1m)
December – $19,800,000 (US$7.3m)
The first four months of 2025 saw rapid growth in revenue from .ai, rising $12m in monthly sales from $9.7m in January to $21.7m in April.
Revenues settled in the following months, with a low of $19.8m in December and peaking at $22.4m in August.
Earlier this month, technology minister Jose Vanterpool said the slight end of year dip compared to the monthly average was due to the closure of services across several registrars during the holidays.
The year to date total of $231,317,658.50 more than doubled 2024’s total of $104.25m, and nearly tripled 2023’s total of $86.83m.
A draft 2025 Estimates of Recurrent Revenue, Expenditure and Capital, document released in December 2024 predicted that the industry would continue to grow over the following three years.
However, .ai revenue in 2025 alone outstripped the projected figures for 2025, 2026 and 2027 – estimated at $132m, $138.6m and $145.53m.
In September 2025, Vanterpool told BBC Radio 5 Live that Anguilla’s .ai domain was expected to generate nearly half of the government’s total revenue that year.
In October, 2024, US company Identity Digital signed a memorandum of understanding with the government to manage the sale of .ai domain registrations for five years.
It said it would be using its global registry management system to help reduce cybersecurity risks and protect the coveted domain’s reputation.
At the time, former premier Ellis Webster said the company would charge a small percentage of the domain registration costs for the company’s services, but did not provide further details.
The .ai domain officially migrated over to the company’s platform in January 2025.
“The transition marks the beginning of a new era for .ai and Anguilla,” the company said at the time, adding: “We couldn’t be more thrilled for what this means for Anguilla.”
Registrations of .ai exceeded one million worldwide in January 2026, marking a major milestone for Anguilla’s country code top-level domain (ccTLD).
In a press release on 20 January, Premier Cora Richardson Hodge said the milestone is about “far more than domain registrations” as generated revenue has supported major development projects.
These include the expansion of the Clayton J Lloyd International Airport, road development, goods and services tax relief and increased health services for the young and elderly.
Revenue from Anguilla’s .ai domain reached new heights in January and February generating a record $25.5m and $32.8m for the government, according to the latest data.
