A method for reducing data transmission pressure of a server and to save network bandwidth resources includes sending advance backup data corresponding to multimedia files to N types of user terminals, where N>1; receiving a data request that is sent by an (N+1)th type of user terminal and is used for requesting a multimedia file; and sending, to the (N+1)th type of user terminal, a link address, of advance backup data corresponding to the multimedia file, in the N types of user terminals, the link address being used for instructing the (N+1)th type of user terminal to acquire, from the N types of user terminals, data corresponding to the multimedia file.