A small sized fan motor is disclosed, wherein an armature is supported by a disk-shaped support in a cantilever fashion, a rotor has an outer periphery for fixedly mounting a fan having a plurality of blades thereon and an inner periphery for fixedly mounting a permanent magnet thereon in a manner that the permanent magnet surrounds the armature with a clearance being provided therebetween, and a rotational bearing having an inner race secured to the disk-shaped support and an outer race secured to the inner periphery of the rotor in a manner that the rotational bearing is arranged coaxial with the permanent magnet within the rotor.
