Data sharing method and terminal

The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and in particular, a technology for sharing application information on multiple smart terminals. In a data sharing method, a first terminal determines, according to a gesture operation instruction input by a user to an application, a near field wireless transmission manner for data transmission with a second terminal; the application is the application selected by a user to share data with the second terminal; the first terminal transmits the data of the application to the second terminal according to the determined near-field wireless transmission manner with the second terminal, such that the second terminal displays the data of the application and launches the application. The application data can be simultaneously shared on multiple smart terminals by the present invention, which simplifies frequent operations of the user, improves the user experience and saves time for the user.