An electronic device comprising: at least one display; at least one processor; and at least one memory, wherein the at least one display is configured to detect a user touch input and comprises a first display and a second display, wherein the at least one memory stores instructions configured to, when executed, enable the at least one processor to: display, through a first display area of the second display, a plurality of application execution objects for executing a plurality of applications in a folded state of the first display, obtain, through the first display area of the second display, the first display area activated while the first display is folded to the folded state, a user touch input to select the plurality of applications to be executed and displayed on the first display when the first display is unfolded, detect an unfolding of the first display, based on the detection of the unfolding, split a second display area (930a, 930b, 930c) of the first display, the second display area (930a, 930b, 930c) activated while the first display is unfolded to correspond to a number of the plurality of applications, and execute the plurality of applications and display the plurality of applications on the split second display area (930a, 930b, 930c) characterized in that; the instructions are further configured to enable the at least one processor to determine a form in which a display area of the first display is split, based on a touch-and-drag input on the activated first display area of the second display. at least one display; at least one processor; and at least one memory, wherein the at least one display is configured to detect a user touch input and comprises a first display and a second display, wherein the at least one memory stores instructions configured to, when executed, enable the at least one processor to: display, through a first display area of the second display, a plurality of application execution objects for executing a plurality of applications in a folded state of the first display, obtain, through the first display area of the second display, the first display area activated while the first display is folded to the folded state, a user touch input to select the plurality of applications to be executed and displayed on the first display when the first display is unfolded, detect an unfolding of the first display, based on the detection of the unfolding, split a second display area (930a, 930b, 930c) of the first display, the second display area (930a, 930b, 930c) activated while the first display is unfolded to correspond to a number of the plurality of applications, and execute the plurality of applications and display the plurality of applications on the split second display area (930a, 930b, 930c) characterized in that; the instructions are further configured to enable the at least one processor to determine a form in which a display area of the first display is split, based on a touch-and-drag input on the activated first display area of the second display. display, through a first display area of the second display, a plurality of application execution objects for executing a plurality of applications in a folded state of the first display, obtain, through the first display area of the second display, the first display area activated while the first display is folded to the folded state, a user touch input to select the plurality of applications to be executed and displayed on the first display when the first display is unfolded, detect an unfolding of the first display, based on the detection of the unfolding, split a second display area (930a, 930b, 930c) of the first display, the second display area (930a, 930b, 930c) activated while the first display is unfolded to correspond to a number of the plurality of applications, and execute the plurality of applications and display the plurality of applications on the split second display area (930a, 930b, 930c) characterized in that; the instructions are further configured to enable the at least one processor to determine a form in which a display area of the first display is split, based on a touch-and-drag input on the activated first display area of the second display.