Mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolite material possesses high hydrothermal stability, shape-selective catalysis and favorable acidity, excellent mass transport of the mesoporous structures, it has potential applications in catalytic field. The research progress of mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolite in recent years are reviewed in this paper, with the main focus on the synthesis strategies including post-treatment method, template method and template-free method. In addition, by comparing different preparation methods, the strengths and weaknesses of various methods is pointed out. Finally, the development of the synthesis and catalytic application of mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolites is prospected．It was proposed that the main development trend is to make more further studies on the development of facile, economic and green routes towards the synthesis of mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolite.