--- title: "Tencent Cloud offers free installation of OpenClaw, attracting attention like a New Year red envelope. Ma Huateng: I didn't expect it to be so popular" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/278366576.md" description: "Tencent Cloud's OpenClaw free installation event held last Friday sparked a frenzy, with participants ranging in age from 2 to 60 years old, and the queue on-site lasting for several hours. Ma Huateng stated that he did not expect the event to be so popular. OpenClaw, as an AI agent, can convert natural language commands into actual operations, quickly attracting cloud computing giants like Alibaba Cloud and JD Cloud to launch corresponding deployment solutions, simplifying the user installation process" datetime: "2026-03-09T09:42:22.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/278366576.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/278366576.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278366576.md) --- > Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/278366576.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278366576.md) # Tencent Cloud offers free installation of OpenClaw, attracting attention like a New Year red envelope. Ma Huateng: I didn't expect it to be so popular With the mainland experiencing a surge in OpenClaw (lobster) enthusiasm, Tencent (700) held a free installation event for Tencent Cloud last Friday (6th), attracting long lines of participants. Tencent founder Ma Huateng also expressed his surprise at the event's popularity when he shared related news on social media, stating, "I didn't expect it to be this hot." ## Participants Aged 2 to 60 According to reports from domestic media, the OpenClaw free installation event initiated by Tencent Cloud at its Shenzhen headquarters successfully deployed hundreds of OpenClaw instances to cloud servers within just a few hours. The crowd included not only core developers and students but also retired tech enthusiasts and parents picking up on behalf of their children. With participants ranging in age from 2 to 60, this "family mobilization" scene has been humorously dubbed "comparable to receiving red envelopes during the New Year," indicating that the audience for AI technology is fully penetrating the mass market. ## Different from Traditional Chatbots That Only Provide Suggestions The report mentioned that unlike traditional chat AI that can only provide suggestions, OpenClaw, as an AI agent, has the core capability of "execution." It can convert natural language commands into actual computer operations, whether it’s file management, browser automation, or data scraping and spreadsheet creation. Users only need to say a sentence, and the AI can complete the task autonomously. On the other hand, the popularity of OpenClaw has quickly triggered a chain reaction among cloud computing giants. Tencent Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, JD Cloud, Volcano Engine, and Baidu Intelligent Cloud have all announced the launch of OpenClaw's cloud-based minimalist deployment solutions, allowing users to complete installations with just one click, eliminating the headache of complex local environment configurations. Related articles: Mainland Explodes with OpenClaw Craze, Supported by Shenzhen's Moves, Related Stocks Surge, MiniMax Rises Nearly 20% ### Related Stocks - [JD LOGISTICS (02618.HK)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/02618.HK.md) - [TENCENT (00700.HK)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/00700.HK.md) - [Tencent Holdings Limited (TCTZF.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TCTZF.US.md) - [JD-SW (09618.HK)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/09618.HK.md) - [BABA-W (09988.HK)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/09988.HK.md) - [JD HEALTH (06618.HK)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/06618.HK.md) - [Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BABA.US.md) - [Tencent Holdings Limited (TCEHY.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TCEHY.US.md) - [JD.com, Inc. (JD.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JD.US.md) - [Global X Cloud Computing ETF (CLOU.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CLOU.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Guohai Securities Sticks to Their Buy Rating for JD.com, Inc. Class A (9618)](https://longbridge.com/en/news/278332604.md) - [Alibaba, Bytedance And Tencent Are Turning To Domestic Chipmakers To Ease The Pain From A Deepening Global Shortage Of Memory Chips - The Information](https://longbridge.com/en/news/277949529.md) - [Alibaba forms task force to boost AI development after Qwen chief's exit](https://longbridge.com/en/news/277877051.md) - [Head of Alibaba's Qwen AI division resigns](https://longbridge.com/en/news/277711975.md) - [Full Metal Jacket – The Rise of the Humanoid Robot Defenders](https://longbridge.com/en/news/278398173.md)