Recently, Ma Huateng, the founder of Tencent, reposted a piece of news on his Moments feed regarding Tencent's initiative to offer free installations of OpenClaw, accompanied by the comment, "Never expected it to become so popular." On March 6th, Tencent Cloud rolled out the complimentary installation service for OpenClaw at its Shenzhen headquarters. The event drew large crowds, resulting in lengthy queues as attendees eagerly awaited their turn. Within hours, hundreds of OpenClaw instances were deployed on Tencent Cloud servers.

The diverse group of participants included developers, tech enthusiasts who have retired from the industry, students, and individuals from various walks of life, spanning ages from as young as 2 to as mature as 60. OpenClaw, an AI agent designed for deployment on personal computers, boasts the ability to translate natural language instructions into tangible computer operations. This functionality empowers users to perform tasks such as file manipulation and browser automation with ease.

In the wake of OpenClaw's meteoric rise in popularity, leading cloud service providers, including Tencent Cloud and Alibaba Cloud, have responded by introducing streamlined cloud-based deployment options and comprehensive cloud service packages, catering to the growing demand for this innovative technology.