Propene is an important chemical raw material with continuously growing demand from the propenedownstream industry. Compared with the traditional catalytic cracking process and steam cracking ofnaphtha, the propane dehydrogenation (PDH) process is an attractive alternative to efficiently producehigh-purity propene. Presently, the traditional Pt-based and Cr-based catalysts for PDH are mainly usedin commercial processes. And the non-noble metal catalysts and carbon catalysts for PDH also receiveincreasing attention with the development of research both from academia and industry. In this review,the recent progress on the traditional catalysts, the emerging non-noble metal catalysts, and carbon catalystswas summarized, together with the discussion of the key research issues and development directionof these PDH catalysts. This review could provide the theoretical and technical foundation fordeveloping novel high-efficiency PDH catalysts.