Provided is a small swing motor with which high responsiveness and high torque can be obtained. This swing motor used for industrial equipment includes a rotary shaft, a rotor having one of a magnet and a coil, and a stator having the other of the magnet and the coil. The magnet is arranged in such a manner that the magnetic flux thereof is parallel to the rotary shaft. The coil has a winding wire at least a part of which extends in the radial direction of rotation of the rotary shaft.