How .ai domains turned Anguilla into a digital superpower

Nearly half of the government revenue in Anguilla comes from the .ai domain. This British Overseas Territory, home to just 15,000 people, earned over $70 million from domain registrations in 2025, with forecasts of $90–100 million in 2026. How did a tiny Caribbean island accidentally become the digital domain lord for Google, Microsoft, and thousands of AI startups? And what is the local government doing with this money?