During the first half of 2011there was a strong growth in .COM domain name sales ..COM is the most popular TLD,accounting more than 50 percent of all TLD sales . Sedo reported a month ago that during the first quarter of this year the .com extension continues to exhibit steady growth with the average sales price climbing 9 percent from Q1 2010 .

Here are the top 20 .COM domain names sales for the first half of 2011 :

1. Data.com -Sold for an amount significant in excess of the $1.5 million reserve
2. DomainName.com  $1 Million
3. RunningShoes.com  $700,000
4. Puzzle.com  $500,000
5. GamesforGirls.com  $500,000
6. 33.com   $358,000
7. DataCenter.com  $352,500
8. Cupidon.com  $285,250
9. Action.com  $270,000
10. Driven.com  $225,000
11. Consolidation.com  $220,000
12. Shield.com  $190,000
13. TS.com $186,000
14. StockBrokers.com  $185,000
15. Mind.com  $171,600
16. BlueJeans.com  $150,000
17. Mariage.com  $129,720
18. HX.com  $125,000
19. DearSales.com  $123,333
20. Mai.com  $119,200

source from domainnews.com