A data distribution method and system and a data receiving apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: receiving in parallel data request messages that are sent separately from at least two data receive ends, the data request message including a field for describing requested data; and returning in parallel data corresponding to the fields for describing requested data to data receive ends with the fields for describing requested data that are valid. Non-state of a data transmit end and exclusive file update of a data receive end ensure that an infinite quantity of data receive ends can be supported to update simultaneously, and further breaks through a bottle neck of point to point serial transmission that is always performed according to a data transmission protocol, which becomes a one-to-many parallel application layer data transmission method.