Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a ringtone processing method and apparatus. In the ringtone processing method according to the embodiments of the present invention, by using a predefined ringing rule, when a call request is received, corresponding ringing information is obtained from the predefined ringing rule according to a calling number and current time information, thereby implementing processing of the current call request according to the calling number and the current time information, and ensuring that a user can receive a call from an important contact and is not disturbed during leisure time by a nuisance call.