Due to environmental-friendliness, high safety and stability, high theoretical capacity as well as low cost, aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) are budding as attractive alternatives for large-scale energy storage applications. However, the lack of suitable positive electrode materials becomes the main issue for AZIBs to pursue high energy density and excellent rate capability. Herein, the dual-ion-doped hydrated vanadium oxide nanowires (VOH) are synthesized through hydrothermal method, which is suitable to be cathode materials for AZIBs. Through metal ions and crystal water pre-intercalation, the interlayer spacing of (001) becomes larger, which is proposed to have better capability to accommodate Zn2+. Moreover, the pre-intercalated metal ions can serve as structural pillars between layers, providing excellent stability during discharging/charging process. In this study, the novel dual-ion-doped VOH exhibits more than 420 mA h g−1 at 0.1 A g−1 as well as more than 260 mA h g−1 at 5 A g−1. In addition, it can retain more than 80% capacity after 500 cycles at 5 A g−1. The energy storage mechanism of dual-ion-doped VOH is revealed via operando x-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy. This study implies that this dual-ion-doped VOH nanowires can serve as suitable positive electrode materials for high-performance aqueous zinc ion batteries.