Recording medium having improved flexibility

A recording medium includes a substrate and an ink-receiving layer including inorganic particles and a binder. The inorganic particles include at least one kind of alumina particles selected from fumed alumina and hydrated alumina. The binder includes a resin having a glass transition temperature of 20 ° C or less. The content of the binder in the ink receiving layer is 25 mass% or more of the content of the inorganic particles included in the ink-receiving layer.