Abstract: Compared with carbon anode materials，tin-based anode materials have advantages of high capacity density and good safety，which therefore become one of the research hotspots in novel anode materials for power lithium ion battery. The research progress of tin-based anode materials in recent years are presented in this paper with focuses on the problems of high irreversible capacity in the first cycle and poor cycle performance. Moreover，the comparison and analysis in material preparation methods，structures and electrochemical performances are also provided.