nic.ai
DR 58by AhrefsLow Opportunity · 39/100

About

Shape the future with .ai, the world’s leading domain for innovators and entrepreneurs building cutting-edge artificial intelligence solutions. Learn more at the .ai Official Registry Operator Website.

Categorycomputers_electronics_and_technology/web_hosting_and_domain_names
Top 950,916
Global Rank
United States 28%
Top Market
+19%
Monthly Trend
38% Bounce
Engagement Signal

Monthly Visits

34,394

18.7% vs last month

Bounce Rate

38.0%

Pages / Visit

1.6

Avg. Session

6s

Domain Age

8.5 years

Traffic

#950,916Global Rank
#784,938Country Rank (840)
#1,334Category Rank · Web_Hosting_and_Domain_Names
Traffic Trend
18.7%
Traffic Sources
Organic Search
16.6%
Direct
74.4%
Social
0.0%
Referral
4.3%
Paid
0.0%
Email
4.7%

Strong brand recognition: 74.4% from direct traffic

Geographic Distribution
DomainShareBar
🇺🇸United StatesUS
27.8%
🇬🇧United KingdomGB
6.0%
🇩🇿AlgeriaDZ
5.9%
🇧🇷BrazilBR
5.7%
🇵🇰PakistanPK
5.3%
Top 3 countries account for 39.7% of traffic

SEO & Keywords

Top Keywords
Keyword
whois1.3M$1.55$370
who is333.4K$1.52$230
whois domain205.2K$1.28$400
whois lookup161.8K$3.10$140
.ai whois190$0.00$180
SERP Rankings
KeywordRanking URL
domain whois#5🏠whois.nic.ai/36,140$3.64

Business & Domain

Domain Information
RegistrarRegistry Operator acts as Registrar (9999)
Registered2017-12-15
Expires2027-12-12
Name ServersV0N0.NIC.AI, V0N1.NIC.AI

Growth Readout

Direct traffic at 74% — strong brand recognition

5 tracked competitors in this category — competitive landscape is well-defined

How does nic.ai actually grow?

This page shows the surface. A Growth Teardown reverse-engineers the full playbook — which keywords drive signups, where backlinks come from, which channels convert, and what you can replicate in your own product.

Competitive Landscape

whois.com

whois.com

🔗 4 keyword overlap

Whois Domain Name & IP lookup service to search the whois database for verified registration information

3.8M/mo+0%Apr 1995

Shares 4 keywords including "whois"

domaintools.com

domaintools.com

🔗 4 keyword overlap

DomainTools provides DNS-based threat intelligence covering 97% of internet infrastructure. Detect, investigate & block malicious domains. Request a demo.

899.2K/mo+1%Aug 1998

Shares 4 keywords including "whois"

who.is

who.is

🔗 3 keyword overlap

find information on any domain name or website. large database of whois information, dns, domain names, name servers, ips, and tools for searching and monitoring domain names.

1.8M/mo+11%Jun 2002

Shares 3 keywords including "whois"

dnsimple.com

dnsimple.com

🔗 3 keyword overlap

Managed DNS and domain management for .BANK domains with security, compliance alignment, automation, and high reliability.

93.5K/mo-3%Apr 2010

Shares 3 keywords including "who is"

icann.org

icann.org

🔗 2 keyword overlap

icann’s mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global internet.

1.5M/mo+2%Sep 1998

Shares 2 keywords including "whois"

Report based on data from May 2026

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