Shopify reportedly paid $100 million for the ai.com domain alone
4KTV · x · 2026-09-30
Domain broker Andrew Rosener reveals Shopify acquired ai.com, claiming the price was a staggering $100 million for the domain alone, learned months ago at a cocktail party. It marks a record-setting deal and underscores the thesis that "your domain is your brand — the last moat." ai.com previously redirected to various AI companies including ChatGPT and xAI.
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