A method and apparatus for managing numerous messages are provided. The method includes: A. pulling, by a client terminal, a message index list from a server; B. pulling, by the client terminal, message bodies corresponding to message indexes in the message index list in batches; C. managing, by the client terminal, the pulled message bodies and message indexes by using a message pool mode; D. after receiving a finish indication triggered by a user, storing, by the client terminal, the message indexes and the message bodies in the message pool to a local disk. By using the present invention, numerous messages are managed.