The purpose of the present invention is to provide an absorbent article that includes in the surface thereof a gel composition that has moderate hardness, that spreads, that releases an active component in a controlled manner, and that is not sticky. An absorbent article (1) according to the present invention includes a gel composition in a skin-side surface of a top sheet (2), the gel composition including a low molecular weight styrene thermoplastic elastomer (A1) and a high molecular weight styrene thermoplastic elastomer (A2) in a mass ratio of (A1)/(A2) = 95/5-50/50, the degree of dispersion (Mw/Mn) of molecular weight being 1.25-1.60. For 100 parts by mass of styrene thermoplastic elastomer (A), the gel composition contains 500-4800 parts by mass of a hydrocarbon oil (B) that has a kinetic viscosity of 5-50 mm
