Iron-based superconducting materials have a high critical magnetic field and low anisotropy and exhibit important application potential in the high field region. High-performance iron-based superconducting wires are the foundation for the high field and larger current applications of iron-based superconducting materials. This article reviewed the development of iron-based superconducting wires over the past 10 years, especially the latest progress in improving wire properties and coil development in recent years. It also put forward prospects for the main key technologies that need to be innovated in iron-based superconducting wires, providing a reference for the industrial application of iron-based superconducting wires in future.