Live video playing processing method and device and server

The invention discloses a live video playing processing method and device and a server. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a live video recommendation list; according to the information of each live video contained in the live video recommendation list, simulating a viewing end to request each live video stream from an anchor end of each live video; updating and storing the lateststream data of each live video stream in the cache; receiving a playing request of any live video stream in the live video streams sent by the real viewing end, and issuing the cached latest stream data of the live video stream to the real viewing end in advance. According to the invention, a video playing operation mode is simulated; according to the embodiment of the invention, the latest streaming data corresponding to the recommended live video is acquired and cached in advance; when the playing request of the recommended live video is received, the pre-cached latest streaming data is directly issued, so that the