According to one embodiment, a light emitting device includes a first lead, a light emitting element, a second lead and a molded body. The first lead includes a die pad portion having a major surface and a recess provided in the major surface, a bent portion bent toward above the major surface, and a thermally conductive portion extending outward from the die pad portion. The first lead is provided with a slit at an end of a fold. The light emitting element is bonded to a bottom surface of the recess. The second lead with one end portion is opposed to one end portion of the first lead. The molded body covers the light emitting element, the bent portion, the die pad portion, the thermally conductive portion, and the one end portion of the second lead, penetrates through the slit, and is made of a resin.