The embodiment of the invention discloses a method, apparatus and system for copying and distributing short messages, wherein the method includes receiving message for obtaining a short message routedestination address; if a user of the destination address books short message copy service, sending international mobile station identification of the destination address user who the short message issent to to a message server; receiving message for obtaining a short message route destination address according to mobile station synthetic service digital network number identified by the international mobile station identification; if the message for obtaining the short message route destination address contains the message indicating that whether the user of the destination address books theshort message copy service or not, the message for obtaining the short message route destination address based on the mobile station synthetic service digital network number is sent to a home locationregister. By means of the method, apparatus and system for copying and distributing short messages provided by the embodiment of the invention, it is capable of copying and forwarding short messages,and avoiding manual input of access code prefix by a subscriber so as to improve subscriber experiences.