Abstract: A data processing method includes: receiving first image data transmitted by a first client, and storing the first image data to a receive queue, the first image data being obtained by the first client during running of a cloud application and includes an object; performing image recognition processing on the first image data in the receive queue, and storing, to the receive queue during image recognition processing of the first image data, second image data obtained and transmitted by the first client, to obtain an updated receive queue; and transmitting, when a first object region containing the object in the first image data is extracted through image recognition processing, first object image data in the first object region to a target cloud application server, and simultaneously performing image recognition processing on the second image data with a latest receiving timestamp in the updated receive queue.