The invention relates to a hollow fiber pore-forming agent and application thereof in fuel cells. The pore-forming agent is PAN-PVP coaxial hollow fiber prepared from peroxyacetyl nitrate and polyvinylpyrrolidone as raw materials, and a preparation method of the pore-forming agent comprises the following steps of preparing a PAN-PVP mixed solution from peroxyacetyl nitrate and polyvinylpyrrolidone; and then operating on a coaxial high-voltage electrostatic spinning machine, placing methyl silicone oil in an inner needle hole, placing the PAN-PVP mixed solution in an outer needle hole, and rotating a roller collector to collect the PAN-PVP coaxial hollow fiber. The PAN-PVP hollow fiber can form a three-dimensional network cross-linked cavity after a fuel cell anode is fired to remove the fiber, so that the connection of the anode in the hole is improved, the internal specific surface area of an electrolyte is increased, the activation polarization of the cell is integrally reduced, the electrochemical reaction area is increased, the internal resistance of the cell is reduced, and the substance diffusion is accelerated, and therefore, the output performance of the cell is finally improved, and attenuation of specific capacity is slowed down.