Slovenia's .si domain surge eases after Trump's AI remark
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Lots of people suddenly started registering .si web addresses, which belong to Slovenia, because the letters SI matched Donald Trump's idea of Super Intelligence. registration Obtaining the right to use a domain name for a set period. Full definition of registration spiked fast but have now dropped a lot. Even so, more people are still signing up than before the spike started.
Registrations of Slovenia's .si country-code domain extension spiked sharply after Donald Trump spoke about replacing the term Artificial Intelligence with Super Intelligence, since SI matches the initials of Slovenia's domain suffix. According to data from Registry.si, daily registrations hit a peak of 20,286 on October 5, 2026, then stayed near 19,500 for the following two days before dropping to 13,394 on October 8 and 8,607 on the most recent day reported. That marks a 57.6% decline from the peak. Despite the drop The moment a deleted domain becomes available to register again. Full definition of drop, activity remains above the level seen on September 30, when 9,766 .si domains were registered, suggesting some lasting interest beyond the initial rush tied to Trump's announcement. It remains unclear whether the connection between .si and “Super Intelligence” will sustain demand over time or whether the surge was a short-lived reaction to the news cycle. Observers are watching registration trends in the coming days for a clearer signal of whether the interest will hold or continue fading toward pre-surge levels.