This application provides a widget display method applied to an electronic device, and the method includes: displaying, in a first area of a first page of a home screen, a first widget that has a first size; in response to detecting that an ongoing task exists in a first application, simultaneously displaying, in the first area, a widget of the first application and the first widget with the size reduced, where the widget of the first application displays first content, the widget of the first application has a second size, and the second size is less than the first size; and in response to the fact that the electronic device meets a preset condition, adjusting the size of the widget of the first application from the second size to the first size, where the widget that is of the first application and that has the first size displays second content, the second content is more than the first content, and the second content includes the first content. This application provides a widget display method and an electronic device, to improve user experience.