In 1998, Chen Danian introduced the shareware concept in China. He developed China's first acclaimed internet bill tracker software named ENCounter, and became among the first leading wave of remarkable programmers in China. ENCounter was accoladed as "China Top 10 Peer-to-Peer Software" by icpcw.com.

In 1999 at the age of 21, Chen Danian co-founded SNDA with his brother Chen Tianqiao. He is the second largest shareholder of the company, and China's first wave of internet company leader to start a new era of online gaming in China's internet industry.

In 2004, SNDA became the first Chinese online games company to be listed on the Nasdaq(NASDAQ:SNDA) in the United States. At the time of its IPO, SNDA is known as the best technology company in the world alongside Google. It is also the largest mid-cap company and the largest games company by market capitalization of its time.

In 2008, Chen Danian founded Shanda Institute for Innovation and Technology. The reseach direction leadership and technical advice he provided during his tenure has successfully incubated several start-ups including UCloud, and QiNiu to become unicorn companies within 10 years.

In 2008, Chen Danian founded Shanda Institute for Innovation and Technology. The reseach direction leadership and technical advice he provided during his tenure has successfully incubated several start-ups including UCloud, and QiNiu to become unicorn companies within 10 years.

In 2012, Chen Danian independently founded Zenmen Group and expanded his endeavour into emerging fields such as sharing economy, internet finance, Internet of Things (IOT), and space technology.

In 2013, Chen Danian founded LinkSure Network, the operating company of WiFi Master, bringing universal internet access using Sharing Economy. As of June 2016, WiFi Master has over 900 million users and over 520 million monthly active users worldwide.