.Net and .org battled on even terms this week with each extension taking five spots on the top half of our new Global Contenders chart. .Org drew first blood, easily outdistancing the field with #1 UILondon.org selling for $10,850 at SnapNames. The first .net was several laps behind but 31.net led a parade of four straight .nets across the line after going for $4,000 at Sedo. EuroTrips.net ($3,594), Tables.net ($3,199) and WeddingBands.net ($2,900) followed close behind.

.Org answered by taking four of the next five, including  #6 Studio.org at $2,633. .Net dominated the second half of the chart, sweeping 8 of 11 positions (the extra spot was created by a tie for the final slot). .Info and .Biz were both shut out this week though .biz did notch a four figure sale that fell just short of making the chart. Here's a complete look at the Global Contenders list for the week ending June 4:

There were 17 more four-figure just off the chart with SnapNames claiming 13 of those. The other four went to Sedo, including the highest one, Billion.org at $1,625. Sedo also sold ComicBookCollector.net ($1,450), eTip.net ($1,350) and Kosmetik.biz (€1,000 = $1,284).

The SnapNames roster included SVT.net at $1,550, 511.net at $1,204, Andaman.net at $1,200 and Regulation.net at $1,000. Their .org line-up included DMCN.org at $1,500 and a pair at $1,450 each; Treat-Your-Workers.org and EcoEcho.org. Chingmai.org changed hands for $1,272, PWP.org provided $1,200 and Fondation.org fetched $1,159. AWRD.org drew $1,150 while iMarketing.org and EconomicDevelopment.org generated $1,050 each. 

Country Codes

Great Britain's .co.uk occupied the top two rungs on the Country Code ladder this week with #1 Pilates.co.uk selling for £6,400 ($11,913) and #2 And.co.uk going for £5,000 ($9,305). Germany's .de was next with #3 UIM.de delivering €6,000 ($7,701). Germany also scored with #8 Liebert.de drawing €3,000 ($3,851). All four of those domains sold at Sedo, a venue that swept 11 of the 15 chart positions.

The European Union (.eu) and the United States (.us) had the most entries overall with each of those ccTLDs claiming three chart positions. The EU was led by an unlikely champion, the double-hyphenated Urlaub-Mit-Hund.eu ("dog friendly vacations" in German) which went for €4,500 ($5,776) at Sedo to finish 5th. #7 Webcams.us led the American onslaught, attracting €3,750 ($4,813), also at Sedo.

India's .co.in also had an impressive sale this week with #4 Hollywood.co.in banking $7,000. There was also an exceptionally high .cc sale (Cocos Keeling Islands country code) with #6 Co.cc pulling $5,000 in a private sale. 

Other countries represented on this week's chart included Antigua and Barbuda (.ag), Argentina (.com.ar) and Samoa (.ws). Here's a look at the complete Country Code list for the week ending June 4:

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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