In　recent　years,　various　aspects　of　research　related　to　pervious　concrete　(PC)　have　progressed　rapidly,　and　it　is　necessary　to　summarise　and　generalise　the　latest　research　results.　This　paper　reviews　and　compares　the　raw　materials　of　pervious　concrete,　examining　elements　such　as　porosity,　permeability,　mechanical　properties,　and　durability.　According　to　comparisons,　we　put　forward　an　ideal　aggregate　model　with　Uneven　Surface,　which　may　reinforce　the　mechanical　properties.　By　summarising　the　important　issues　of　aggregate,　particle　size,　water–cement　ratio,　additives　and　admixtures,　mixing　ratio　design,　mixing　and　moulding,　and　other　factors　that　affect　porosity,　new　design　methods　are　proposed.　A　new　effective　stress　model　of　pervious　concrete　based　on　continuous　porosity　and　Terzaghi　effective　stress　is　developed　which　may　fit　the　effective　stress　principle　better.　Finally,　by　summarising　the　research　frontiers　of　pervious　concrete,　key　issues　that　need　to　be　addressed　in　future　scientific　research　on　pervious　concrete　are　raised.　©　2024　by　the　authors.