Graphene has attracted more and more attention from the researchers in various fields due to high electrical con-ductivity, excellent mechanical, optical and thermal properties. Besides, graphene with stable sp2 carbon structure possess good chemical inertness, oxidation resistance and impermeability, which has been identified as an ideal anticorrosion material and has significant potential for the protection of metal. Based on this, the work systematically introduced the research status of grapheme film and graphene/organic coating for the corrosion protection of metal. Then the effect of functionalization of graphene on the protective performance of organic coating was also discussed from the perspective of dispersion. At the same time, the effect of the conductivity on the protective performance of graphene/organic coating and corresponding corrosion mechanism was summarized and the difficulty and developing direction of graphene in corrosion application were predicted.