A method and an apparatus for rapid data distribution, the method includes: sending, by a central processing unit, data description information to a rapid forwarding module, where the data description information includes an address and length information of data requested by a user; reading, by the rapid forwarding module according to the data description information, the data requested by the user and forwarding the data requested by the user to a network interface controller; and sending, by the network interface controller, the data requested by the user to the user. By using the method provided in the present invention, after services are increased, only the network interface controller and a storage device need to be added, and cost for the memory and the central processing unit does not need to be increased.