AI.com has been sold for $70 million, setting a new record for domain name transactions. The sale more than doubles the previous $30 million benchmark and reflects the growing value placed on short, category-defining internet addresses tied to artificial intelligence.
GetYourDomain.com said it handled the transaction, which it described as the largest domain name sale ever completed. The firm represented the seller and worked with executives, legal teams, and advisors across the process.
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The previous public record was $30 million for Voice.com. The new price resets the upper end of the domain market, especially for short, highly recognizable names tied to emerging technologies.
The new buyer is reportedly Kris Marszalek, the founder and CEO of Crypto.com. According to the announcement, he saw the domain as strategically important and tied to long-term plans around global technology branding.
AI.com sale a defining moment
The seller, Arsyan Ismail, originally acquired AI.com because the initials matched his name. As artificial intelligence became more central to global technology, he chose to sell the domain to a buyer whose vision he supported (and who also, entirely coincidentally I’m sure, had very deep pockets).
“This sale marks a defining moment for digital real estate,” said Larry Fischer, founder of GetYourDomain.com. “AI.com is not just a domain name — it represents the front door to one of the most transformative technologies of our generation. The buyer recognized that owning AI.com means owning the category itself.”
Fischer exclusively represented the seller and managed the deal from early planning through to the final close.
The firm said in an announcement that the sale “reflects a broader shift among elite technology companies and global brands toward acquiring singular, irreplaceable digital assets that provide long-term strategic leverage. As artificial intelligence becomes foundational infrastructure across industries, ownership of category-defining domains is increasingly viewed as a permanent competitive advantage.”
“With assets like these, there are no substitutes,” Fischer added. “They cannot be replicated, engineered around, or recreated. When one becomes available, the opportunity may never present itself again.”
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