Hydrostatic bearing has the advantages of wide speed range, large bearing capacity, high precision and stability. Hydrostatic-hydrodynamic hybrid bearing can make up for the lack of stiffness of hydrostatic bearing and prevent tribological failure under the condition of high speed and heavy load. Therefore, hydrostatic bearing and hydrostatic-hydrodynamic hybrid bearing have become important bearing parts of high-end computer numerical control (CNC) machine equipment. The research on hydrostatic and hydrostatic-hydrodynamic open a new way for precision improvement of high-end CNC machine equipment. This paper reviews research progress of hydrostatic linear guideway, hydrostatic rest and ram, hydrostatic thrust bearing, hydrostatic-hydrodynamic thrust bearing and hydrostatic-hydrodynamic spindle of high-end CNC machine equipment, and discusses the influence of structure and working parameters on lubrication performance, accuracy and stability of bearing parts. Finally, the future research direction in hydrostatic bearing and hydrostatic-hydrodynamic hybrid bearing are suggested. This review provides a theoretical basis for design and development of high-end CNC machine equipment in the future.