Dyesensitized solar cells (DSSC), which are the third generation solar cells, have attracted much attention because of their low manufacturing cost, simple production process and environmental friendliness in recent years. The counter electrode is one of the important factors that affect the photoelectric conversion performance and stability in DSSC. The role and progress of counter electrode materials in DSSC are reviewed in this paper. The research progress of transition metal sulfides (TMSs) in DSSC is mainly introduced. The excellent performance, preparation method and performance parameters of TMSs compared with other counter electrode materials are demonstrated in this paper, the advantages and disadvantages are pointed out, and the improvement measures are proposed. Finally, it is proposed that the new type of electrode material with easy availability, low cost and high stability is still an important direction for future DSSC research. TMSs dyesensitized solar cell as a compound thin film solar cells is a very important component which has great application prospects.