Malaysian Entrepreneur Sells ai.com Domain for $70 Million After 30 Years

Odaily News Malaysian tech entrepreneur Arsyan Ismail sold the premium domain name ai.com in April 2025, with the reported transaction amount reaching as high as $70 million (approximately 301 million Malaysian Ringgit at the time), generating revenue exceeding 300 million Ringgit.

Arsyan has garnered significant attention due to this high-value transaction. In fact, he originally purchased this domain name as early as 1993, when he was just 10 years old, using his mother's credit card. At that time, instead of spending money on toys or games, he spent only $100 (approximately 256 Ringgit at the time) to acquire the ai.com domain.

His mother was very puzzled by this deduction at the time—she didn't know what a domain name was and only saw an "unexplained" charge on her credit card bill. (Malay Mail)