An icon display method of a wearable intelligent device and a related device, where the device includes a first display screen and an encircling apparatus, the encircling apparatus is configured to fasten the device on a human body in an encircling manner, and the encircling apparatus includes a second display screen, and the method includes receiving a display operation instruction, and jointly displaying, based on a preset sequence of at least two icons, the icons on the first display screen and the second display screen, where a display area of a display apparatus is skillfully increased, such an increase does not affect characteristics of lightness and handiness of the wearable intelligent device, an increase in a quantity of displayed icons is implemented, and a speed of locating, by a user, an icon that the user needs is improved, thereby preventing system load from increasing due to excessive user operations.