Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. (Chinese: 盛大互动娱乐有限公司) is a Chinese operator of online games and book publisher that is based in Shanghai. Established in December 1999 by Chen Tianqiao and Chen Danian, it claimed to have 460 million registered accounts and an average of 1.2 million players at any given time in 2005. Its 2004 listing on the US-based NASDAQ stock exchange raised $151.8 million USD. Shanda's published and operated games include AION, MapleStory, The World of Legend, The Age, Magical Land, Ragnarok Online, Dungeons & Dragons Online, Crazy Arcade, and GetAmped.