Provided is an absorbent article capable of suppressing leakage in the widthwise direction from an absorbent article (1) of a bodily fluid (31) which has seeped from an absorbent body (4) as a result of the application of pressure to the absorbent article (1). The present invention is an absorbent article (1) having a lengthwise direction (Y-direction) and a widthwise direction (X-direction), and provided with a liquid-permeable top sheet (2) provided on the skin-side, a liquid-impermeable backsheet (3) provided on the garment-side, and a liquid-holding absorbent body (4) provided between the top sheet (2) and the backsheet (3) and including edges extending in the lengthwise direction on both sides in the widthwise direction, wherein: at least areas outside both edges of the absorbent body (4) in the widthwise direction thereof include a plurality of first channels (21) and a plurality of second channels (22) for channeling bodily fluid (31) which has seeped from the absorbent article (4)； the plurality of first channels (21) extend in the lengthwise direction and are arranged in the widthwise direction； and the plurality of second channels (22) connect adjacent first channels (21).
