Due to myriad applications, infrared and terahertz are playing an important role in the fields of spectroscopy, imaging, wireless communication and remote sensing. However, be limited by the low photon energy in the infrared terahertz band, the detection encounters great difficulties, so it is a anenormous challenge to realize infrared and terahertz detection with high sensitivity, high speed and high stability. Two-dimensional materials offer new opportunities for infrared and terahertz detection due to their high mobility, adjustable band gap, and few surface dangling bonds. The development of two-dimensional material infrared and terahertz detectors regulated by photo-hot carrier is in the ascendant. This paper mainly introduced the latest research progress of infrared and terahertz detectors based on photo-hot carrier regulation. This article will expand on materials, device structures, response bands, and response mechanisms.