The invention relates to an overcurrent protection method and display equipment. The overcurrent protection method provided by the invention comprises the steps of acquiring a peak current during normal working of a working circuit; determining a comparison current according to the peak current during normal working and a preset lookup table; detecting a current of the working circuit in real timeduring actual working; comparing the current during actual working with the determined comparison current; and output a control signal according to a comparison result so as to control on/off of a power supply providing power for the working circuit. According to the overcurrent protection method, different comparison currents are set for different working circuits, the actual-working current detected in real time is compared with the comparison current to judge whether the working circuit is circuit-shorted, so that the judgment accuracy can be improved, and the working circuit is protectedvery well. The invention also provides the display equipment.