The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure relates to share data among electronic devices, a method for operating an electronic device includes determining an area where at least one other electronic device to share data is located based on an angle of view of a camera and a distance from a subject, transmitting a signal for identifying the at least one other electronic device located in the area, and transmitting the data to the at least one other electronic device. In addition, the present disclosure includes different embodiments other than above embodiment.