Provided is an organic light emitting element having stable performance in the air. The organic light emitting element includes: an anode; a cathode; and an emission layer placed between the anode and the cathode, in which: the organic light emitting element further includes a first organic compound layer placed between the cathode and the emission layer, and a second organic compound layer placed between the emission layer and the first organic compound layer, and contacted with the first organic compound layer; the first organic compound layer contains a first organic compound; the second organic compound layer contains a second organic compound; and the first organic compound includes a viologen compound represented by the following general formula [1] and the second organic compound includes an organic compound different from the viologen compound.