A display substrate, a display apparatus, and a manufacturing method for the display substrate are provided. The display substrate includes: a substrate and a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array on the substrate; the pixel unit includes a light emitting diode, a connecting metal pattern, and a thin film transistor arranged in sequence along a direction away from the substrate; the connecting metal pattern is conductively connected to a top electrode of the light emitting diode; an active layer of the thin film transistor is insulated and spaced from the connecting metal pattern, and the drain of the thin film transistor is conductively connected to the connecting metal pattern.