Thioflavonoids are the sulfur counterparts of flavonoids, which have a wide range of applications in the fields of medicine, material science, organic synthesis and others.Therefore, it is of great significance to develop efficient synthetic methods to obtain thioflavonoids with diverse structures.The synthetic approaches of thioflavonoids and key steps of reaction mechanisms according to the classification of thioflavonoids are summarized, and the development prospect of this research field is prospected