The precision diagnosis and staging of esophageal cancer is the premise and basis for the construction of precision individualized optimal treatment scheme. The international TNM staging is widely used staging standard in the world. In order to improve the accuracy of TNM staging, it is still in constant exploration and improvement after irregular revises and updates. It is the development trend of TNM staging in the future to expect the staging methods and standards with higher specificity and accuracy. In this paper, the research status and progress of esophageal cancer staging in China were reviewed.