To provide a badminton racket that has an appropriate lightweight mass, has an appropriately increased moment of inertia, is easy to swing through, helps gain a force, and helps secure the stability of the face.

A badminton racket having a mass of 80 to 95 g before it is strung, a total length of 655 to 680 mm, a balancing position G located nearer the grip portion 3 than the center, a moment of inertia of 9.6×10-2 to 12.0×10-2N.m2, a width of the shoulder of the face portion 1 maximized at least at the joint 1A with the shaft 2, and a maximum thickness T of the shoulder of 14 to 18 mm.