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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-347463
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20151020
FILED AS OF DATE:		20151020
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20151020

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:		151165394

	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:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM 6-K
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the month
of October 2015 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission File Number: 001-35126 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>21Vianet
Group, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>M5, 1 Jiuxianqiao East Road, </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chaoyang District </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Beijing 100016 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The
People&#146;s Republic of China </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(86 10) 8456 2121 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">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> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Terry Wang</P></TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: October&nbsp;20, 2015 </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Exhibit 99.1 &#151; Press Release </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>21Vianet Group, Inc. Announces Change of Management Team </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BEIJING, China, October&nbsp;19, 2015 &#151; 21Vianet Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNET) (&#147;21Vianet&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;), a leading carrier-neutral
internet data center services provider in China, today announced that its board of directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) has appointed Mr.&nbsp;Steve Zhang as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of October&nbsp;19, 2015.
Mr.&nbsp;Josh Chen, founder of the Company, will serve as the Executive Chairman of the Board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Josh Chen stated: &#147;We welcome Mr.&nbsp;Zhang
as 21Vianet&#146;s new Chief Executive Officer. His broad executive level experience and deep operating knowledge in China&#146;s IT and Telecommunications industries make him an ideal leader in helping to guide 21Vianet through the next stages of
its transformation and further strengthening the Company&#146;s leadership position in its industry.&#148; Mr.&nbsp;Chen also stated: &#147;As the Executive Chairman, I will be focusing more time on setting the strategic directions and helping to
develop managerial talent for the Company&#148;. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to joining 21Vianet, Mr.&nbsp;Steve Zhang served as the President and CEO of AsiaInfo,
China&#146;s largest provider of IT solutions and services in the telecommunications industry, for nine years from 2005 to 2014. In 2012, Mr.&nbsp;Zhang was named one of the 25 hottest business leaders in Asia by Fortune Magazine. He also led
AsiaInfo through a successful privatization process from the NASDAQ market. Mr.&nbsp;Zhang joined AsiaInfo in 1999 and held various senior level positions before becoming President and CEO. Prior to AsiaInfo, Mr.&nbsp;Zhang worked for ten years in
various IT companies in Silicon Valley, including Sun Microsystems and Hyperion Solutions. Mr.&nbsp;Zhang received his doctor&#146;s degree in information science from the University of Pisa, his master&#146;s degree in computer science from Rice
University and his bachelor&#146;s degree in science from Tsinghua University. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Zhang has resigned as a member of the Nominating and Governance
Committee and will remain a director of the Board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About 21Vianet </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">21Vianet Group, Inc. is a leading carrier-neutral internet data center services provider in China. 21Vianet provides hosting and related services, managed
network services, cloud services, content delivery network services, last-mile wired broadband services and business VPN 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 more than 30 cities throughout China, servicing a diversified and loyal base of more than 2,000 customers that span numerous
industries ranging from internet companies to government entities and blue-chip enterprises to small- to mid-sized enterprises. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Safe Harbor Statement
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. 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. 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investor Relations Contact: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">21Vianet Group, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Eric Chu,
CFA </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">+1 (908)&nbsp;707 2062 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IR@21Vianet.com </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ICR, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Charles Eveslage </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">+1
(646)&nbsp;405-4922 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IR@21Vianet.com </P>
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