PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide spherical barium sulfate which has a low specific density and high sphericity, sufficient strength, excellent slipperiness and safety and very good touch feeling and to provide a method for achieving such spherical barium sulfate.SOLUTION: There is provided a method for producing spherical barium sulfate which comprises: a step (1) of spray drying a slurry of barium sulfate particles having an average primary particle diameter of 0.005 to 0.25 μm and a step (2) of calcining the dried product obtained in the step (1) at 200 to 1100°C.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1