A mobile terminal and a method for achieving cloud streaming medium file sharing based on DLNA are disclosed. The method includes when a DLNA sharing request is received from a user by a mobile terminal in the process of playing a cloud streaming medium file, acquiring from the cloud and caching a content clip of the streaming medium file by the mobile terminal according to the DLNA sharing request; searching for DLNA apparatuses in an LAN where the mobile terminal is located according to a DLNA protocol; and transmitting the cached content clip of the streaming medium file to one of the DLNA apparatuses that is chosen by the user from the searching result, and controlling the DLNA apparatus to play the content clip of the streaming medium file. The present disclosure allows to share the cloud streaming medium file with the DLNA apparatus via the mobile terminal.