# The .si domain rush of 2026

*Published 1 October 2026 · telecoms.si*

**In short.** Once the US government renamed AI "Super Intelligence", Slovenia's .si extension became the SI equivalent of .ai. Registrations jumped about 13x in September 2026, and well-funded superintelligence companies are already paying five figures for .si names.

## Timeline

| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 2026 | Recursive Superintelligence emerges from stealth ($650m at $4.65bn valuation); later buys recursive.si for $20,000 |
| June 2026 | Domain press reports growing investor interest in .si |
| 22 Sept 2026 | Trump at UN: AI "hereinafter officially called 'Super Intelligence'"; .si registrations accelerate |
| 24 Sept 2026 | otherwise.si sells for $18,888 |
| 28 Sept 2026 | .si zone reaches ~219,000 domains (from ~190,000 at start of month) |
| 29 Sept 2026 | Executive order published; six frontier labs sign the White House Accord on Super Intelligence |
| 30 Sept 2026 | 11,000 new .si registrations in one day |

## Registration surge

- 46,066 .si domains registered in September 2026 vs 3,515 in August (Register.si), about 13x.
- 245,000+ .si domains in total by 1 October 2026.
- Mostly domain investors betting on SI adoption.

## Recent .si sales

| Domain | Price |
|---|---|
| recursive.si | $20,000 (Recursive Superintelligence) |
| otherwise.si | $18,888 |
| new.si, tiger.si, great.si | €1,200–€3,000 each (investor sales) |
| military.si | $1,795 |

## Where telecoms.si fits

- Price: £5,000 plus escrow fees (~$6,700), roughly a third of the documented recursive.si and otherwise.si sales.
- Keyword: an entire industry, one of the sectors most transformed by SI.
- Scarcity: tens of thousands of .si names registered in September; exact industry keywords are already taken.

## Risks

- Speculative demand: most 2026 sales were between investors; one investor made 43% of public sales in a month.
- Adoption unproven: the order binds federal agencies only; labs haven't renamed products.
- Politics: the rename is politically charged.
- Registry control: Slovenia's registry sets rules and pricing.

## Buy

telecoms.si — £5,000 GBP. Contact marley@mulched.ai.

## Sources

- https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260929-slovenia-sees-surge-in-si-sites-after-trump-hypes-super-intelligence
- https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2026/10/01/slovenia039s-si-domains-boom-after-trump-calls-ai-039superintelligence039
- https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/28/trump-super-intelligence-unga-slovenia-web-domain-demand/
- https://domainnamewire.com/2026/06/11/who-is-buying-si-domain-names/
- https://www.dynadot.com/blog/why-si-domains-are-gaining-attention
- https://theagiclock.com/articles/super-intelligence-si-renaming-si-domain-tld/
- https://axios.com/2026/09/22/trump-ai-super-intelligence-rebrand
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/09/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-inaugurates-the-era-of-super-intelligence/