.ai vs .io

.ai is growing faster. .ai grew by half in a year; .io grew 20% since September 2025, by independent estimates. .ai had about 1.42 million domains in October 2026 and .io about 1.37 million.

.ai is the country code of Anguilla, run by the Government of Anguilla. .io is the country code of the British Indian Ocean Territory, run by Internet Computer Bureau.