The present application provides a display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display apparatus. The display substrate of the present invention includes a base substrate, a display unit provided on the base substrate, a color filter layer provided on the display unit, a planarization layer provided on a surface of the color filter layer distal to the display unit, and a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes provided in the planarization layer. The planarization layer includes a first planarization layer and a second planarization layer, the plurality of first electrode are embedded in the first planarization layer, and the plurality of second electrodes are embedded in the second planarization layer.