Abstract: TiO2 nanotubes can not effectively absorb most of the visible light，which becomes the “bottleneck” for its practical application. Nonmetal element-doped TiO2 nanotubes can effectively reduce the TiO2 band gap and expand the scope of spectral response. This paper briefly describes the principles of and preparation methods for nonmetal-doped TiO2 nanotubes. The research advances of nonmetal single-element doping and nonmetal co-doping with other elements are discussed in detail. Current existing problems and future developing trends in this area are also discussed.