Who's Really Buying These Two-Word .AI Domains?

[keywordrichdomains]

I keep seeing news about .AI domains selling for big money, even two-word combinations. It's got me wondering who's actually buying them. Are these going to end users who are building real businesses, or is it mostly investors and speculators trading among themselves?

I'm asking because I've owned Claim Assist . ai and some other single term .ais for about two years now. I picked up Claim Assist . ai because "claim assist" is a major term in the insurance industry. Insurance is obviously huge, and there's tons of activity around insurance automation and AI applications. Companies are already using similar names on other extensions.

On paper, it seemed like a solid domain. Clear industry connection, relevant to AI automation, big market potential. But in reality? Just lowball offers and spam inquiries. Nothing from actual companies who might use it for a real business.

So this has me questioning what's really going on with .AI domains. When we hear about big sales, who's buying? Is it mostly domainers flipping to other domainers? Are actual businesses in AI relevant sectors like insurance, healthcare, and finance actually buying premium .AI names, or are they just going with cheap alternatives or sticking with .com?

I'm curious to hear from others holding decent two-word .AI domains. What's your experience been? Have you gotten real interest from end users, or is it mostly tire kickers? And if you've sold any, who bought them?

Trying to figure out if I'm missing something about how this market actually works versus how it's portrayed.

 

[domainnews]

"If there are no investors in the market, forget about two years—even one year likely won't see too many registrations, since the registration fee is 5 to 6 times that of a .com domain."

That's a very important and significant point to convey to the registry and its auctioneers. They need to understand that pricing out small investors could backfire badly. Without a healthy investor base supporting the extension, the whole ecosystem collapses regardless of registration requirements.

If the rules are changed, they would lose a lot of money because one registration means that in the second year, you might give up, which would lead to a sharp drop in registrations. So the rules can't really be changed. After all, AI in many companies is just a tool for use, not treated as an independent website. ...

 

[keywordrichdomains]

Just thought of using NamePros landers for my .ai domains to check whether I'll receive some genuine offers. If I'm successful, I assume there's a higher probability they'll come from domain investors rather than end users. When I used NamePros landers for some time previously, I received a lot of enquiries for some of my domains, but none converted to any sales!