Verticillium wilt is one of the important and widespread diseases in most potato regions of the world. It is a soil-borne and seed-borne vascular disease difficult to control. This paper summarized the research progresses of the disease, including the symptoms, the morphology of 6 different pathogenic species, the biological characteristics of the pathogens, disease cycle, the detection technology of pathogens, and the synthetical measures of disease control. These results are summarized in this paper and provide theoretical guidance for further research on Verticillium wilt of potato.