The invention discloses a video bullet screen display method and device. According to the method and the device, the drifting speed of a bullet screen can be adjusted according to the reading level of a video bullet screen audience; the problem that the moving speed of the existing bullet screen cannot be controlled freely by the audience; and the experience feeling of the audience in watching a video can be improved. The method comprises following steps of receiving a video bullet screen sliding instruction; resetting a preset step length according to the sliding direction information in the video bullet screen sliding instruction; and moving the video bullet screen according to the reset preset step length and a preset direction. According to the method, when users watch the video bullet screen, the screen can be slid in a direction the same to/reverse to the drifting direction of the video bullet screen; therefore, the video bullet screen sliding instruction is triggered; then the preset step length of the video bullet screen can be adjusted according to the sliding direction information, namely the screen sliding direction in the video bullet screen sliding instruction; the drifting speed of the bullet screen can be increased/reduced; the drifting speed of the video bullet screen conforms to the reading level of the audience better; and the experience feeling of the audience in watching the video can be improved.