A two-component developing apparatus for an image forming apparatus, comprising: a developer container configured to contain a developer; a rotatable developer carrier configured to carry and transfer a two-component developer including a magnetic carrier; a first regulating member configured to regulate an amount of the two-component developer carried and transferred by the developer carrier wherein the first regulating member is disposed on the developer container in order to form a gap between the first regulating member and the developer carrier; wherein the developer container includes a second regulating member positioned upstream of the first regulating member in a direction of developer conveyance of the developer carrier and configured to receive the developer removed by the first regulating member; a toner container formed adjacent to the developer container and configured to supply toner to the developer carrier; and a developer stirring member disposed in the developer container and configured to carry and stir the developer between the first regulating member and the second regulating member, wherein the second regulating member is arranged with a fixed gap to the outer circumferential surface of the developer carrier and wherein the second regulating member has one end integrally disposed on the developer container with the other end arranged with a gap to the outer circumferential surface of the developer carrier, characterized in that the second regulating member includes a support member provided on both end sides in a longitudinal direction parallel to the rotation axis of the developer carrier on a surface of the second regulating member facing the stirring member in order to prevent an increase in developer amount of the developer container at the end sides of the second regulating member, wherein an upper front surface of the support member is opposed to the developer stirring member. a developer container configured to contain a developer; a rotatable developer carrier configured to carry and transfer a two-component developer including a magnetic carrier; a first regulating member configured to regulate an amount of the two-component developer carried and transferred by the developer carrier wherein the first regulating member is disposed on the developer container in order to form a gap between the first regulating member and the developer carrier; wherein the developer container includes a second regulating member positioned upstream of the first regulating member in a direction of developer conveyance of the developer carrier and configured to receive the developer removed by the first regulating member; a toner container formed adjacent to the developer container and configured to supply toner to the developer carrier; and a developer stirring member disposed in the developer container and configured to carry and stir the developer between the first regulating member and the second regulating member, wherein the second regulating member is arranged with a fixed gap to the outer circumferential surface of the developer carrier and wherein the second regulating member has one end integrally disposed on the developer container with the other end arranged with a gap to the outer circumferential surface of the developer carrier, characterized in that the second regulating member includes a support member provided on both end sides in a longitudinal direction parallel to the rotation axis of the developer carrier on a surface of the second regulating member facing the stirring member in order to prevent an increase in developer amount of the developer container at the end sides of the second regulating member, wherein an upper front surface of the support member is opposed to the developer stirring member.