The present invention provides a charging member that includes at least: a base material; and a conductive outermost layer that is disposed on the base material, comes into contact with a body to be charged, has a ten-point average surface roughness Rz of about 2 μm to about 20 μm, and contains (A) a resin and (B) specific conductive particles for forming the surface roughness, the charging member coming into contact with the body to be charged, in a state where a voltage is applied, to charge the body to be charged.