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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-13-290173
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130715
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130715
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130715

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			21Vianet Group, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001508475
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35126
		FILM NUMBER:		13967160

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		M5, 1JIUXIANQIAO EAST ROAD
		STREET 2:		Chaoyang District
		CITY:			Beijing
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			100016
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(86 10) 8456-2121

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		M5, 1JIUXIANQIAO EAST ROAD
		STREET 2:		Chaoyang District
		CITY:			Beijing
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			100016

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	21 Vianet Group, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20101221
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<P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 6-K
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>For the month of July 2013 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Commission
File Number: 001-35126 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>21Vianet Group, Inc. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>M5, 1
Jiuxianqiao East Road, </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Chaoyang District </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Beijing 100016 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>The People&#146;s Republic of China </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(86 10) 8456 2121 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form 20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form
40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark if
the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Shang-Wen Hsiao</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Shang-Wen Hsiao</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: July&nbsp;15, 2013 </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Exhibit Index </U></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Exhibit 99.1 &#151; Press Release </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>21Vianet Group, Inc. Expands Leadership Team </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">July&nbsp;10, 2013 &#151; 21Vianet
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNET) (&#147;21Vianet&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;), the largest carrier-neutral internet data center services provider in China, today announced that its board of directors has appointed Mr.&nbsp;Frank Meng, a
telecommunications and IT veteran with almost 30 years of experience, as President of the Company effective July&nbsp;8, 2013. Mr.&nbsp;Meng succeeds Mr.&nbsp;Shang Hsiao, who has been served as both the President and Chief Financial Officer since
2010. Mr.&nbsp;Shang Hsiao will remain in the role of Chief Financial Officer to continue to oversee the Company&#146;s finance, legal, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations, internal control activities as well as the Company&#146;s strategic
partnership with Microsoft for the premier commercial cloud services. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Meng will be responsible for the Company&#146;s strategic
planning, branding and marketing, government affairs and strategic initiatives. Prior to joining 21Vianet, Mr.&nbsp;Meng served as Senior Vice President and President of Greater China for Motorola Mobility, LLC (&#147;Motorola&#148;), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Google Inc., where he managed all the aspects of Motorola&#146;s business and sales operations in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Prior to joining Motorola, Mr.&nbsp;Meng served as Senior Vice President and President of Qualcomm,
Inc (&#147;Qualcomm&#148;) in the greater China region and served on the board of directors for Unicom-BREW Telecommunication Technologies, the joint venture between China Unicom and Qualcomm. Earlier in his career, he had held executive positions
in other leading technology firms in Asia and the U.S. including Tecom Asia Group, Asia.com Inc., Leyou.com Inc., Infocomm International Corp., and Allen Telecom Inc. Mr.&nbsp;Meng is a member of the Expert Committee for Telecommunication Economy
(ECTE) of China&#146;s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Mr.&nbsp;Feng received his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) from the Polytechnic University of New York and a bachelor&#146;s degree in microwave and fiber
optics from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Josh Chen, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, stated, &#147;We are very excited to further enhance our executive management team as we aim to continue driving rapid growth both organically and via strategic partnerships. Frank&#146;s extensive industry experience, technical expertise
and advanced management skills will be valuable to 21Vianet&#146;s future success. We believe the increased depth and competency of our executive team will help us strengthen our market leadership and growth momentum as we expand our client
offerings and accelerate revenue growth going forward.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About 21Vianet </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">21Vianet Group, Inc. is the largest carrier-neutral internet data center services provider in China. 21Vianet provides hosting and related services, managed network services, cloud infrastructure
services, and content delivery network services, improving the reliability, security and speed of its customers&#146; internet infrastructure. Customers may locate their servers and networking equipment in 21Vianet&#146;s data centers and connect to
China&#146;s internet backbone through 21Vianet&#146;s extensive fiber optic network. In addition, 21Vianet&#146;s proprietary smart routing technology enables customers&#146; data to be delivered across the internet in a faster and more reliable
manner. 21Vianet operates in 43 cities throughout China, servicing a diversified and loyal base of more than 2,000 customers that span many industries ranging from internet companies to government entities and blue-chip enterprises to small- to
mid-sized enterprises. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Safe Harbor Statement </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made under the &#147;safe harbor&#148; provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements can be identified by terminology such as &#147;will,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;future,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;estimates&#148; and similar statements.
Among other things, the quotations from management in this announcement, as well as 21Vianet&#146;s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. 21Vianet may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports
filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties.
Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about 21Vianet&#146;s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: 21Vianet&#146;s goals and strategies; 21Vianet&#146;s expansion plans; the expected growth of the data center
services market; expectations regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, 21Vianet&#146;s services; 21Vianet&#146;s expectations regarding keeping and strengthening its relationships with customers; 21Vianet&#146;s plans to invest in research
and development to enhance its solution and service offerings; and general economic and business conditions in the regions where 21Vianet provides solutions and services. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in
21Vianet&#146;s reports filed with, or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. 21Vianet does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this
press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and 21Vianet undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Investor Relations Contact: </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>21Vianet Group, Inc. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Joseph Cheng </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">+86 10 8456 2121 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>IR@21Vianet.com </U></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ICR, Inc.
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Jeremy Peruski </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">+1 (646)
405-4922 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>IR@21Vianet.com </U></FONT></P>
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