In this paper, cadmium tungstate (CdWO 4 ) nanoparticles were synthesized via a precipitation method based on the reaction between cadmium nitrate hexahydrate and sodium tungstate dihydrate in water. Besides, three surfactant agents such as sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, sodium dodecyl sulfate, and polyethylene glycol were used to investigate their effects on the morphology and particle size of CdWO 4 nanoparticles. According to the vibrating sample magnetometer, cadmium tungstate (CdWO 4 ) nanoparticles indicated a ferromagnetic behavior at room temperature. To evaluate the catalytic properties of nanocrystalline cadmium tungstate, the photocatalytic degradations of methyl orange under ultraviolet light irradiation were carried out. The structural, morphological, magnetic, and optical properties of as-obtained products were characterized by techniques such as XRD, SEM, EDX, VSM, and UV-Vis spectroscopy.