The invention discloses a portable folding chair which comprises a sitting plate, a chair back, an armrest and supporting legs, wherein the chair back and the armrest are respectively rotationally connected to the side edges of the sitting plate, the chair back is attached to the obverse side of the sitting plate in a folded state, a connected part of the armrest and the sitting plate is provided with a transition part located on the chair back, and the transition part is attached to the chair back in a folded state; the supporting legs are rotationally connected to the reverse side of the sitting plate, and include a first supporting leg and a second supporting leg, the first supporting leg is attached to the reverse side of the sitting plate in a folded state, and the second supporting leg intersected with the first supporting leg is attached to the first supporting leg. The portable folding chair disclosed by the invention is convenient and comfortable to use, and meet the requirements such as good stability and applicability to complex grounds, and the like; and the portable folding chair can be fully folded, and the portable folding chair after being folded is small in volume, compact in structure, and easy to carry.