An object of the present invention is to provide a novel bisbenzotriazolylphenol compound having a UV absorving effect. The bisbenzotriazolylphenol compound of the invention is represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein A is a direct bond or represents a C.sub.1-6 alkylene group, a --C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 -- group, a --C(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)(CH.sub.3)-- group, a --O-- group or a --NH-- group, R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 are the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, an aryl group, a C.sub.1-4 alkoxy group or a halogen atom, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.4 are the same or different and each represent a hydroxyl group or a C.sub.1-12 straight- or branched-chain hydroxyalkyl group.