The man who bought AI dot com domain and made $70 million during Super Bowl
Malaysian technology entrepreneur Arsyan Ismail turned a quiet domain purchase into one of the biggest digital deals in internet history. He bought AI dot com years ago mainly because the two letters matched his own name initials. At the time, it was simply a rare and clean web address, not a calculated bet on artificial intelligence. That changed as AI reshaped the global tech industry. In April 2025, Ismail sold AI dot com for about $70 million to Kris Marszalek. The deal drew global attention when the domain appeared in a commercial during Super Bowl LX, placing it before one of the largest television audiences in the world.
Ismail is a low-profile Malaysian technology entrepreneur and early internet investor.
