Abstract: A video follow-play method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: acquiring video recommendation information directed to a user and history video play information of the user; setting, according to the video recommendation information and the history video play information, a video recommended to the user and played by the user as a video that needs follow-play; and updating a timestamp of the corresponding video when the video that needs follow-play is updated, and recommending the video of which the timestamp is updated to the user. According to the present disclosure, without establishing any update message notification mechanism and additionally storing updated video programs, a flexible and low-cost follow-play mechanism is implemented only by updating a timestamp of a video program.