<p>Disclosed is a near-infrared absorbing material which hardly produces deposits even when irradiated with light for a long time, while having excellent near-infrared absorbing characteristics and light resistance. The near-infrared absorbing material can be applied to interlayers or the like. Also disclosed are a sheet-like molded article and a laminate. A laminate (laminated glass) according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a pair of light-transmitting substrates (1) and an interlayer (near-infrared absorbing layer) (2) sandwiched between the light-transmitting substrates (1). The interlayer (2) is composed of a near-infrared absorbing material which contains a polyvinyl butyral resin having a polymerization degree of 800-2,300 and copper ions.</p>
