# Chen Yidan (Charles Chen)

> Chen Yidan (Charles Chen) is co-founder and Advisor Emeritus of Tencent. Octop on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder and Advisor Emeritus, Tencent.

Chen Yidan, also known as Charles Chen, co-founded Tencent and was its chief administrative officer. He remains an Advisor Emeritus and is founder and honorary chairman of the Tencent Charity Foundation, and he also founded the Yidan Prize Foundation.

## What Chen builds

- [Octop](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/octop.md), graded D, 52.3/100, in Personal assistants. Octop is a self-hosted assistant with multiple users and agents, a web dashboard, messaging channels and connectors. It can coordinate tasks across local workspaces, browser sessions and configured model providers. Co-founder and Advisor Emeritus, Tencent, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [jubaoliang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jubaoliang/), Octop contributor, publishes the FnOS Docker image and the Octop Pet desktop pet
- [Ma Huateng (Pony Ma)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ma-huateng-pony-ma/), Co-founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Tencent
- [Tong Taosang (Dowson Tong)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tong-taosang-dowson-tong/), Senior Executive Vice President, Tencent, and President of Cloud and Smart Industries Group
- [Xu Chenye (Daniel Xu)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/xu-chenye-daniel-xu/), Co-founder and Chief Information Officer, Tencent
- [Zeng Liqing (Jason Zeng)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/zeng-liqing-jason-zeng/), Co-founder and Advisor Emeritus, Tencent
- [Zhang Zhidong (Tony Zhang)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/zhang-zhidong-tony-zhang/), Co-founder and Advisor Emeritus, Tencent

## Questions

### Who is Chen Yidan (Charles Chen)?

Chen Yidan, also known as Charles Chen, co-founded Tencent and was its chief administrative officer. He remains an Advisor Emeritus and is founder and honorary chairman of the Tencent Charity Foundation, and he also founded the Yidan Prize Foundation.

### What does Tencent Cloud make?

Anchor Terminal lists Octop from Tencent Cloud. Octop is a self-hosted assistant with multiple users and agents, a web dashboard, messaging channels and connectors. It can coordinate tasks across local workspaces, browser sessions and configured model providers.

### How are Chen's tools graded?

Octop is graded D, 52.3 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://github.com/TencentCloud/Octop/commits/main/
- https://github.com/jubaoliang
- https://uk.linkedin.com/company/tencent-cloud
- https://x.com/tencentcloud
- https://github.com/TencentCloud
- https://github.com/TencentCloud/Octop
- https://discord.gg/QnWdhJxq9h
- https://www.tencent.com/who-we-are/our-team/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Huateng
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Yidan

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