The present invention discloses a multi-video playing control method and a terminal, wherein the method comprises the steps that the terminal obtains a video playing list; the terminal detects the maximum number of the videos which can be displayed in the field of view of a screen of the terminal; the terminal determines the number of the players according to the maximum number of the videos which can be displayed in the field of view of the screen; the terminal uses the determined number of players to load the videos which are in the video playing list and enter the field of view of the screen respectively, so that the videos in the field of view of the screen are loaded and/or played, and accordingly, the requirements for the hardware performances of the terminal, for example, a memory, are reduced, and the waiting time when the users watch the videos is reduced.