Two routes from syngas to light olefins through one-step method in the past five years are described briefly,including the FTO route that prepare olefins via Fischer-Tropsch reaction and the bifunctional catalysis route that converses syngas to olefins via oxide-zeolite (OX-ZEO) process.Latest progress on catalysts for these two routes is discussed mainly.In addition,the prospect of syngas to light olefins via one-step method is proposed.