A data sharing method, used for near-field transmission between a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the method comprises: receiving, by the first terminal, a gesture operation instruction that is entered by a user for an application, wherein the application is an application that is selected by the user and whose data is to be shared with the second terminal; enabling, by the first terminal based on the gesture operation instruction, a near-field-wireless-transmission-mode selection mode of the first terminal; receiving, by the first terminal, a select operation instruction of the user, wherein the select operation instruction is an operation of selecting, by the user, a near-field wireless transmission mode displayed by the first terminal for data transmission with the second terminal; and determining, by the first terminal based on the select operation instruction, the near-field wireless transmission mode for data transmission with the second terminal; and transmitting, by the first terminal, the data of the application to the second terminal based on the determined near-field wireless transmission mode for data transmission with the second terminal, so that the second terminal displays the data of the application and starts the application; wherein the data of the application includes application installation information, account information and password information for logging the user into the application; the transmitting, by the first terminal, the data of the application to the second terminal based on the determined near-field wireless transmission mode for data transmission with the second terminal comprises: after establishing, by the first terminal, a wireless connection to the second terminal, directly transmitting, by the first terminal, the application installation information, the account information and the password information for logging the user into the application to the second terminal. receiving, by the first terminal, a gesture operation instruction that is entered by a user for an application, wherein the application is an application that is selected by the user and whose data is to be shared with the second terminal; enabling, by the first terminal based on the gesture operation instruction, a near-field-wireless-transmission-mode selection mode of the first terminal; receiving, by the first terminal, a select operation instruction of the user, wherein the select operation instruction is an operation of selecting, by the user, a near-field wireless transmission mode displayed by the first terminal for data transmission with the second terminal; and determining, by the first terminal based on the select operation instruction, the near-field wireless transmission mode for data transmission with the second terminal; and transmitting, by the first terminal, the data of the application to the second terminal based on the determined near-field wireless transmission mode for data transmission with the second terminal, so that the second terminal displays the data of the application and starts the application; wherein the data of the application includes application installation information, account information and password information for logging the user into the application; the transmitting, by the first terminal, the data of the application to the second terminal based on the determined near-field wireless transmission mode for data transmission with the second terminal comprises: after establishing, by the first terminal, a wireless connection to the second terminal, directly transmitting, by the first terminal, the application installation information, the account information and the password information for logging the user into the application to the second terminal.