Country Codes

This was a very unusual week for the ccTLDs as none cracked the five-figure barrier, a level this group consistently breaches. That left the door open for eParking.co to claim the lead position on our new Country Code Top 20 Sales Chart with a $7,000 sale at Sedo. They rang up the top three sales, including two that tied for the runner-up spot; Moog.fr and OnlineLiga.de at $6,950 each. 

DomainLore.co.uk filled the #4 hole with HA.co.uk at $6,880 and also scored with #6 Destiny.co.uk ($5,920) and #15 HenParties.co.uk ($3,544). Sedo claimed all of the remaining positions on the leader board. 

As they so often do, the .de domains (Germany's popular country code) took the most chart entries with seven, followed by Great Britain's .co.uk with three. France's .fr, Mexico's .mx and the European Union's .eu each had a pair of places on the elite list.

 Here is how the ccTLD leaders stacked up for the week ending October 23:

There were several dozen additional four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart led by DomainLore's $2,498 sale of Spanking.co.uk. They also sold PDA.co.uk ($2,400), StudentLoan.org.uk ($2,002), HotelInLondon.co.uk ($1,376) and Maiden.co.uk ($1,042). 

Back at Sedo, Grisbi.it grossed $2,433 while three others; e-Bijoux.fr, Muskelaufbau.eu and Piccolo.ch chipped in $2,085 each. 

Sedo had 37 more four-figure ccTLD sales ranging form $1,000 to $2,000 that are listed in the table below:

If there are country code extensions in our report that you are not familiar with, you can look up the nation each extension goes with here. 

Non .com gTLDs (.biz, .info, .mobi, .net, .org, .asia, .pro & .tel)

A pair of five-figure sales that you saw in the all extension section above set the pace for the non .com gTLDs this week. Those two; Solitaire.net ($16,680) and UBO.org ($12,500) fill the first two places on our new Non .Com gTLD Top 20 Chart. 

The #3 position goes to the highest sale you haven't yet seen in this category, HealthCareInsurance.org at $7,000 via the AfternicDLS. Sedo rounded out the top five with Finish.org at $5,000 and Synchrony.net at $4,875.

The race among extensions couldn't have been closer this week. The .orgs wound up nipping the .nets by taking 11 chart entries while the .nets claimed 10 (the extra position resulted from a tie for the final spot).

Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders stacked up for the week ending October 23:

There were several dozen additional four-figure non .com gTLD sales just off the chart led by Sedo's $1,995 sale of Fitness-Equipment.net. Their roster also included Schweizer-kredit.org ($1,390), Massanzuege.net ($1,251) and Energia-solar.net ($1,182). Felge.org added $1,112, Fernkurse.org  clicked for $1,043 and Ruletaenvivo.org generated $1,000. 

Back at the AfternicDLS Earthmovers.net dug up $1,888, VeteransOfAmerica.org attracted $1,788 and Tuku.net nailed down $1,698. 

The AfternicDLS had 16 more four-figure sales in this category ranging from $1,000 to $1,500. Those are listed in the table below.

The AfternicDLS also teamed up with Moniker/SnapNames to sell MindMattters.net for $1,688.

Moniker/SnapNames also gets credit for selling Ultra.org for $1,855 and WOT.net for $1,006. 

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