A virtual object display method, performed by a terminal device, includes: displaying a first area of a virtual social scene and at least one virtual object located in the first area of a user interface; and based on a first virtual object in the virtual social scene having social information to be displayed, and based on the first virtual object being located outside a second area of the virtual social scene including an entirety or a part of the first area, displaying the first virtual object in the user interface and displaying the social information.