To actualize an information distribution system by which desired information is surely obtained in a short time by actualizing high information transfer capability and fault resistance by efficiently using plural servers.

Information from an information source is divided and stored on mirror servers which Ire installed at different points on an information network and an information provision request source gathers information divisionally from many mirror servers. A rule of information storage on the mirror servers is predetermined and a proper mirror server is automatically known. Or a device which manages the locations of pieces of information is installed and communicates with the mirror servers to manage information that they hold and the information provision request source obtains information from the device to know a proper mirror server. Or the information source itself knows or grasp how information is placed on the mirror servers. Further, the information providing capacity of each mirror server is checked and the divided information is gathered according to the capacity.