Graphene has been widely used in the field of coating protection by virtue of its good mechanical properties, high aspect ratio and excellent impermeability. However, because of its high electrical conductivity, the “corrosion-promotion behaviour” of graphene has limited its further development in the field of anticorrosive coatings. In this review, the anticorrosive properties and corrosion-promotion behaviour of graphene in coatings with the solutions of corrosion-promotion behaviour were reviewed. Firstly, the structural characteristics of graphene and the “micro-galvanic corrosion” graphene in the field of anti- corrosion coatings were summarized. Secondly, the anti-corrosion mechanism of graphene was elaborated from three aspects of elevating the shielding property of the coating, enhancing the mechanical property of the coating, and improving the cathodic protection effect of the coating. And then, the corrosion promoting activity mechanism of graphene was analyzed from the perspectives of its electrical conductivity, potential and oxygen reduction catalytic activity. In order to solve the problem of “micro-galvanic corrosion” of graphene in the field of anticorrosive coating, many strategies have been summarized emphatically, including an insulation modification of graphene; the doping of graphene with N, B, and F atoms; the development of graphene zinc-rich coatings; the design of graphene-based self-healing coatings, and the exploration of H-BN and other graphene-like two-dimensional nanomaterials, and the latest research progress of all the above strategies was reviewed comprehensively. Finally, the development trend and main research direction of graphene in the field of anticorrosive coatings were prospected.