RECORDING MEDIUM

There is provided an ink jet recording medium capable of recording images excellent in color developability and light resistance. The ink jet recording medium has a base material and an ink receiving layer provided on the base material. The ink receiving layer contains a wet silica, a binder, an ultraviolet absorber represented by the following general formula (1) (wherein R1represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; R2and R3each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkyl group containing an ester group, or an alkylphenyl group), and a surfactant; in the ink receiving layer, the content of the ultraviolet absorber with respect to 100 parts by mass of the wet silica is 10 parts by mass or more and 20 parts by mass or less; and the surfactant is a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether.