.Org returned to the top of the Global Contenders chart with the $14,250 sale of Pittsburgh.org at SnapNames this week. The extension also took four of the first eight positions overall, including #4 Wonders.org, sold for $3,555, also at SnapNames. 

.Net had the most entries overall, piling up 11 charted sales, including #2 Plumber.net at $5,005. .Pro got on the board for the second week in a row, with #3 Travel.pro booking $3,900 at Sedo. .Info made an appearance with #8 Warwickshire.info going for €2,000 ($2,501) while .Biz was blanked this time out.

Here's a complete look at the Global Contenders list for the week ending July 16:

There were four more four-figure sales just off the chart, all at SnapNames. NetGuide.net notched $1,100 while HeathrowAirport.net, DDN-Africa.org and BGOB.net brought $1,050 each. In other sales, Chad Laughlin got a good deal on Modems.net, picking up the domain for $997 at Ebay, H0.net (letter H and number 0) sold for $800 at Afternic where RealEstateGuide.biz generated another $500.

Country Codes

A two-letter .cc (Cocos Keeling Islands extension) landed at the top of our new Country Code chart. Original Web Ventures, Inc. sold EU.cc for an even $5,000 at Sedo, a venue that racked up 12 chart entries including the first eight in a row. An Austrian domain, Erfolgreich.at ("success" in German) was just $10 behind at $4,990. 

The European Union's new .eu extension continues to come on strong, claiming six of the the sixteen chart entries including #3 Fuerteventura.eu at €3,334 ($4,170). The name represents a popular vacation island near Morocco. 

America's ccTLD, .us, took two of the next three spots with #4 FunnyGames.us going for €3,100  ($3,877) and #6 WeBuyHouses.us bringing $3,500. The latter domain was sold by Griggs & Company at Sedo. .US had four chart entries overall with two others each selling for over $2,000 each at TDNAM.com.

Other countries represented this week included Germany (.de), Sweden (.se), Spain (.es), Great Britain (co.uk) and Canada (.ca). Here's a look at the complete Country Code leader board for the week ending July 16:

In another four-figure sale, Poker.ma (Morocco ccTLD) went for $1,200 at Sedo.  Pool sold several .ca domains in the mid three-figure range; Snowy.ca ($650), Blowup.ca ($580), Settings.ca ($580) and Powerball.ca ($525). 

Now that you're up to date on what happened over the past week, check out how the leaders stand year to date in all categories by visiting our Year To Date Charts page.

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