Chen Danian 陈大年 |
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Chen Danian, pictured in 2016
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Born | 1978 |
Residence | Singapore |
Alma mater | Fudan University |
Occupation | Programmer, Internet Entrepreneur |
Known for | LinkSure, WiFi Master Key, Shanda |
Home town | Zhejiang, China |
Title | Founder and CEO of LinkSure |
Chen Danian | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 陳大年 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 陈大年 | ||||||
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Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Dànián |
Chen Danian (Chinese: 陈大年; pinyin: Chén Dànián, born 1978), also known as Danny Chen, is a Chinese Internet entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of LinkSure. The company launched the world’s largest and first-of-its-kind WiFi sharing app, WiFi Master Key.
He was previously the Co-founder and COO of Shanda (NASDAQ: SNDA) which became the largest Internet company in China by market capitalization in 2004.
From 2006 to 2010, Chen is on the Forbes’ list of The 400 Richest Chinese.
In 2016, Chen is listed on 40 under 40 (Fortune magazine) as one of most influential young leaders in China. Chen is also ranked 43rd on Fortune’s 2017 list of The Top 50 Most Influential Business Leaders in China.