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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                  _______________
  
  
  
                                     FORM 8-K
  
  
  
                  Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
  
                                 January 24, 2001
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                 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
  
  
  
                            Exodus Communications, Inc.
             --------------------------------------------------------
              (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
  
            Delaware                     0-23795                  77-0403076
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  (State of Incorporation)       (Commission file number)      (I.R.S. Employer
                                                              Identification No.)
  
  
  
                          2831 Mission College Boulevard
                           Santa Clara, California 95054
            ----------------------------------------------------------
           (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  
  
  
                                  (408) 346-2200
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               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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  ITEM 5:  OTHER EVENTS.
  
       Attached hereto as exhibit 99.01 and incorporated by reference herein is
  financial information for Exodus Communications, Inc. for the quarter and the
  year ended December 31, 2000.  Such information was previously presented in a
  press release issued by Exodus on January 24, 2001.
  
  
  ITEM 7: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
  
  (c) Exhibits.
  
      The following exhibits are filed herewith:
  
      99.01  Financial information for Exodus Communications, Inc. for the quarter
      and the year ended December 31, 2000.
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
       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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
       Date: January 26, 2001
  
                                EXODUS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
  
  
                                By: /s/ Adam W. Wegner
                                   ---------------------------------------
                                   Adam W. Wegner, Senior Vice President,
                                   Legal and Corporate Affairs, General Counsel
                                   and Secretary
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                                   EXHIBIT INDEX
                                   -------------
  
  
  99.01  Financial information for Exodus Communications, Inc. for the quarter
  and the year ended December 31, 2000.
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                  _______________
  
                                     FORM 8-K
  
                  Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                                 January 24, 2001
             --------------------------------------------------------
                 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
  
                            Exodus Communications, Inc.
             --------------------------------------------------------
              (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
            Delaware                     0-23795                  77-0403076
  ------------------------       ------------------------     -------------------
  (State of Incorporation)       (Commission file number)      (I.R.S. Employer
                                                              Identification No.)
  
                          2831 Mission College Boulevard
                           Santa Clara, California 95054
            ----------------------------------------------------------
           (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  
                                  (408) 346-2200
               ----------------------------------------------------
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  ITEM 5:  OTHER EVENTS.
  
       Attached hereto as exhibit 99.01 and incorporated by reference herein is
  financial information for Exodus Communications, Inc. for the quarter and the
  year ended December 31, 2000.  Such information was previously presented in a
  press release issued by Exodus on January 24, 2001.
  
  ITEM 7: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
  
  (c) Exhibits.
  
      The following exhibits are filed herewith:
  
      99.01  Financial information for Exodus Communications, Inc. for the quarter
      and the year ended December 31, 2000.
  SIGNATURES
  
       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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
       Date: January 26, 2001
  
                                EXODUS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
  
                                By: /s/ Adam W. Wegner
                                   ---------------------------------------
                                   Adam W. Wegner, Senior Vice President,
                                   Legal and Corporate Affairs, General Counsel
                                   and Secretary
  EXHIBIT INDEX
                                   -------------
  
  99.01  Financial information for Exodus Communications, Inc. for the quarter
  and the year ended December 31, 2000.