Recording medium with enhanced flexibility

A recording medium comprising:

• a substrate;
• and
• an ink receiving layer on the substrate, the ink receiving layer including
• inorganic particles, and
• a binder,
• the inorganic particles including at least one type of alumina particles selected from fumed alumina particles and hydrated alumina particles,
• the binder including
• a water-soluble resin (1), and
• a resin (2) having an average particle diameter of 0.3 μm or more and an elongation of 550% or more,
• the total amount of the resin (1) and the resin (2) included in the ink receiving layer being 20% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less of the content of the alumina particles included in the ink receiving layer.