The invention discloses a hot-rolled wire rod for a 1,960MPa-level cable rope galvanized steel wire and a production method. The hot-rolled wire rod is prepared from, by weight percent, 0.85%-0.91% of C, 0.20%-1.00% of Si, 0.60%-0.90% of Mn, 0.25%-0.35% of Cr, 0.015%-0.040% of Al, not larger than 0.025% of P, not larger than 0.025% of S, 0.02%-0.07% of V, not larger than 0.20% of Cu, not larger than 0.0030% of Ca and the balance Fe and inevitable impurity elements. Reasonable component contents are adopted in the wire rod, the wire rod has the beneficial effects of being high in tensile strength and plasticity, the situation of hardening during machining in the drawing process can be effectively reduced, and the torsional property of the steel wire obtained through drawing is effectively guaranteed. In the wire rod obtained through the method, the sorbite structure proportion reaches 90% to 93%, the tensile strength of the wire rod is larger than or equal to 1,320 MPa, and the area reduction rate is larger than or equal to 40%. After the wire rod obtained through the method is subjected to drawing, galvanizing and stabilizing treatment, the tensile strength of the steel wire is larger than or equal to 1,960 MPa, the torsion index is larger than or equal to 14 times, and the wire rod can be used for producing the 1,960MPa-level bridge cable rope galvanized steel wire and is suitable for ultra-large-span bridges with the ultrahigh requirement for strength.