The present invention provides a peptide having skin whitening activity. The present invention exhibits an excellent skin whitening effect by inhibiting melanin generation, inhibiting the activity of tyrosinase, inhibiting the expression of factors related to melanin formation, and inhibiting the movement of melanosomes. The peptide according to the present invention is small in size and thus has outstanding skin permeability. The superior activity and stability of the peptide according to the present invention can be very advantageously applied to cosmetics.
