The present invention provides a hydrocracking catalyst and a preparation method and application thereof, the catalyst comprises a carrier and hydrogenation active
metal components, the carrier comprises
alumina and carbon, and the hydrogenation active
metal components comprise one or more of VIB group metals and one or more of VIII group metals in the
periodic table of elements; the
total acid content of the catalyst is 0.45-0.80 mmol / g, the
dispersity of the VIB group
metal is not lower than 0.08, and the
dispersity of the VIII group metal is not lower than 0.04; preferably, the
total acid content of the catalyst is 0.50-0.70 mmol / g, the
dispersity of the VIB group metal is not lower than 0.09, and the dispersity of the VIII group metal is not lower than 0.05. According to the preparation method, an aluminum
oxide-carbon
composite material is synthesized in situ, then the
composite material is subjected to
surface modification treatment, and then an active metal component is introduced, so that the obtained hydrocracking catalyst has proper acidity and good metal dispersibility, and when the hydrocracking catalyst is applied to a hydrocracking process of waste plastics, moderate
cracking hydrogenation of the waste plastics can be realized; the yield of a
liquid phase product is effectively improved.