Domain investor Sohrab confirmed on X that he sold 44.ai for $23,000, jokingly calling it a new record for “number/number .ai”—and while he’s having fun with it, the sale is a serious datapoint for the growing market around numeric .ai names. The transaction, later covered in DN.com’s industry news and NamePros sales data, gives the market a clear benchmark for what these short, simple domains are worth right now.
The sale landed alongside other strong AI-related deals from mid-November, including MetaReals.com and CEI.ai, showing that buyers are still hungry for anything that can credibly wear the “AI” label in 2025. What makes 44.ai stand out is its pure simplicity—two identical digits in a premium extension that’s become synonymous with artificial intelligence. For anyone building an AI product, bot, or service, the domain practically names itself, and the scarcity angle is real: only ten repeating-number .ai domains exist (00.ai through 99.ai), and one of them just sold for mid-five figures.
Interesting twist: 44.ai is currently hosting a for-sale lander, meaning the buyer has already flipped it back onto the market. The pitch emphasizes the “only 10 repeating numbers in .ai” angle, which is solid—scarcity works when it’s true, and this one checks out. Whether the domain sells again at a higher price or gets developed into a product is the next chapter, but either way, the $23,000 sale sets a floor for what these assets are worth right now.
Worth watching is follow-on pricing for other double-digit .ai combinations. If 44.ai is worth $23K, what about 88.ai or 11.ai? The numeric .ai market is still young compared to the decades-old numeric .com market, but the pricing logic is starting to take shape: clean patterns, repeating digits, and ultra-short strings get premiums, especially when the extension carries real brand weight. The other question is how numeric .ai stacks up against numeric .io and numeric .com over the next year or two—will .ai pull ahead as the AI boom continues, or will .com’s legacy keep it on top?
The takeaway is simple: numeric domains are hot again, and .ai is riding the wave as hard as any extension out there. For investors holding similar inventory, the 44.ai sale is a clear signal that buyers will pay real money for assets that combine scarcity, simplicity, and a credible tie to the biggest tech trend of the decade.
