A zoom lens includes a first lens unit of a positive refractive power, a second lens unit of a negative refractive power, a third lens unit of a positive refractive power, and a rear lens group including one or more lens units in order from an object side to an image side, the first, second, and third lens units being moved towards an object side during zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end with respect to an image plane, wherein the first lens unit includes a positive lens and a negative lens, and movement amounts of the first, second, and third lens units during zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end and a focal length of the entire zoom lens at the wide-angle end are appropriately set.