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          <!-- Field: Pseudo-Tag; ID: Name; Data: Chen David Lifeng -->
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          <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
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      <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>



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    <issuerInfo>
      <issuerCik>0001508475</issuerCik>
      <issuerName>VNET Group, Inc.</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-35126</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>Guanjie Building Southeast 1st Floor</com:street1>
        <com:street2>10# Jiuxianqiao East Road</com:street2>
        <com:city>Beijing</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>F4</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>100016</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>8610-84562121</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>David Lifeng Chen</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>
      </relationshipsToIssuer>
    </issuerInfo>
    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>American Depositary Shares, each representing six Class A ordinary shares</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Ltd</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>34/F, United Centre</com:street1>
          <com:street2>95 Queensway</com:street2>
          <com:city>Admiralty</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>K3</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>000000</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>13924</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>131860.28</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>1614155406</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>03/23/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
    </securitiesInformation>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>American Depositary Shares, each representing six Class A ordinary shares</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>07/31/2025</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Vesting of restricted share units granted under share incentive plans</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>VNET Group, Inc.</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>13924</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>07/31/2025</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Vesting of restricted share units</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>The Aggregate Market Value is calculated based on the closing price of $9.47 per ADS on 03/18/2026. There were 1,614,155,406 ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of 02/28/2025 as disclosed in the issuer's Form 20-F filed on 04/25/2025.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>03/20/2026</noticeDate>
      <signature>/s/ David Lifeng Chen</signature>
    </noticeSignature>
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