Provided is a glass compact and a method for manufacturing the glass compact, the method including the steps of: preparing an upper die provided with a recessed shaping surface, a lower die (40), and a micronizing member (20) provided with a through hole (23); dropping a molten glass drop to the through hole (23), the molten glass drop having a diameter greater than the hole diameter (23D) of the through hole (23); supplying a micro glass drop (54) having passed through the through hole (23) onto the lower die (40); pushing the open end (23S) of the through hole (23) located on the lower face (22) of the micronizing member (20) against the surface of the micro glass drop (54), thereby forming a projected portion (54T) on the micro glass drop (54); and allowing the upper die and the lower die (40) to apply pressure to the micro glass drop (54) so that the projected portion (54T) should wet and spread across the shaping surface of the upper die.