The invention discloses a method for rapidly detecting the content of aflatoxin. The method comprises the following steps of: after smashing a sample to be detected, putting the sample powder into a beaker, and adding an extractant for shaking or performing ultrasonic extraction; filtering, performing water bath evaporation on a filtrate, and metering the volume to obtain a test sample; respectively pointwise adding the test sample and an aflatoxin B1 standard substance which are commensurate on a thin-layer silica gel plate, pointwise adding derivative reagents into sampling points, and respectively developing by developers; and comparing the fluorescence intensity of the test sample and the aflatoxin B1 standard substance under an ultraviolet lamp to judge whether the content of the aflatoxin in the test sample exceeds the standard. The method for rapidly detecting the content of the aflatoxin has the advantages of small solvent amount, simple sample treatment and short measurement time; the method does not need a professional, only needs small apparatus, and is particularly suitable for rapid field detection; and the method effectively avoids the harm and the pollution of trifluoroacetic acid to operators and the environment, improves the method sensitivity, and has the lowest detectable amount of 0.00032 mu g and the lowest detection limit of 3 mu g/kg.