In order to avoid any harm of lumpy skin disease（LSD）to the livestock industry in China，the global history of LSD was briefly described，and the global prevalence and characteristics of LSD from 2020 to 2022 were analyzed. In the two years，a total of 4 714 LSD outbreaks were reported by 39 countries/regions，involving 547 000 infected animals；the outbreaks mainly occurred in Asia and Africa，accounting for 61.1% and 35.9%，respectively；the number of countries with new infection in Asia was increasing，so was that of reported outbreaks；the number of outbreaks in the first half year was more than three times that of the second half. In general，the outbreak was effectively controlled in Europe，but was still spreading in South Asia and Southeast Asia，and was worsening in the whole world in general. For China，the efforts in LSD prevention and control should be increased，immunization，monitoring and vector control should be strengthened，technical researches and reserves in epidemiology，differential diagnosis，and prevention and control should be prepared，safe and efficient new vaccines should be rapidly developed，so as to prevent any huge influence of LSD on the cattle industry.