The beaches of this British overseas territory is usually its biggest draw.

Tourists flock here for soft sand turquoise seas and the sense of seclusion found on an island with just 16，000 residents. in the age of ar

Back in the 1980 s，when the internet was still taking shape，countries and territories were each assigned their own suffix，such w w w.example.com for the United States，. uk for Britain. Anguilla's.ai designation seemed unremarkable at the time.

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収入源ゲーム-Changer

2024年には、territory collected approximately $39 million in domain registration and renewal fees，nearly 25% of its total government revenue，the AP reports。That fall is giving Anguilla much-needed ecic erfication ecially as tourism remains vulable to storms and seasonal fluations.

That figure is expected to climb to $49 million this year according to government budget projections. Tourism still accounts for the largest share of income according to the International Monetary Fund. Still the island'sleaders view domain sales as a crucial means to diversify and cushion the economy from the hurricanes that sweep across the North Atlantic each fall.

The frenzy is real. Earlier this year, HubSpot co-founder Dharmesh Shah reportedly spent $700,000 to acquire you.ai. Other names have fetched six-figure sums at auction: cloud.ai sold for $600,000 in July, while law.ai changed hands for $350,000. More than 850,000 .ai domains are now registered, up from fewer than 50,000 just five years ago.

“If I don t have immediate plans for it and there s another entrepreneur that wants to do something with the name”. Shah told the BBC..（英語）Having said that I still think over the long-term.com will maintain their value ter and for longer."

ロングタームのための計画

To le the m Anguilla ed a five-year deal with U. S. regfirm Digital in 2024. The company now manages the infraand on its al servers inating them from local risks such as outages or hurricanes.

The gment still collects the k of sales while Digital takes a reported 10% cut.

The United Kingdom which financial and security asance to Anguilla chethe arement. After ricane ma devastated the island in 2017 London ided about £60 million in to re。Officials now say domain revenues could strengthen the island'sfiscal self-sufficiency.

For Anguilla the stakes are high.

Tourism has delivered record arrivals in recent years but the sector remains vulnerable to climate shocks.（英語）Economists at the International Monetary have praised the island'sefforts to channel finfraand heas well as a long-discussed to and its airport to ter le luxury el。

これは以前に起こった。

小さな国のmonetizing internet real estateの予測があります。Tuvalu，a Pacific island nation of 11，000 people，licensed its.tv domain in the late 1990 s for just a few million dollars a year，a sum that later looked paltry as streaming exploded。

Anguilla chosen a reue-ing instead betting that its cut of each new regation will yield ger returns as arial intelligence apes the digital ecy.

For local residents the .ai boom has yet to change daily life. But policymakers view it as a chance to future proof the island against external shocks.

“You can't predict how long this is going to last”Premier Ellis Webster told the AP。“だから私は経済や国やプログラムをこれだけに基づいて持ちたくありませんAnd then all of a sudden there 'sa new fad comes up in the next year or two and then we are left now having to make significant expenditure cuts removing programs. '