A power saving signal transmission method, a terminal and a network device are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, a power saving signal transmitted by a network device; wherein the power saving signal is multiple stages of sequences, the multiple stages of sequences at least carry a power saving identifier, a power saving area identifier, and stage indication information of the multiple stages of sequences, the power saving identifier corresponds to a terminal to be woken up in a power saving area, and the power saving area is an area indicated by the power saving area identifier; or, the power saving signal includes a first-stage power saving signal and a second-stage power saving signal, wherein the first-stage power saving signal and the second-stage power saving signal carry different power saving information respectively.