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In recent years, a series of exotic hadronic states containing more than three valence quarks have been discovered, though their underlying nature remains unclear. To advance our understanding of these states, the LHCb experiment has played a leading role in the discovery and detailed study of tetraquark candidates in both the charm and beauty sectors. Leveraging high-precision tracking, excellent particle identification, and large heavy-flavour datasets, LHCb has revealed a rich spectrum of charged, neutral, and fully heavy tetraquark states, providing new insights into the strong interaction in the non-perturbative regime. This talk will present an overview of tetraquark studies at LHCb, highlighting recent results and discussing prospects for unprecedented precision with Run 3 data and the forthcoming Upgrade II.