Evolution of the world record 5000 meters Men
| # | name | time | place | track type | date | |||
| 1 | Oskar Fredriksen | NOR | 9:19.8 | Neglingeviken | SWE | outdoor - natural | 2 Mar 1890 | |
| 2 | Einar Halvorsen | NOR | 9:10.2 | Hamar | NOR | outdoor - natural | 28 Feb 1892 | |
| 3 | Einar Halvorsen | NOR | 9:07.0 | Hamar | NOR | outdoor - natural | 26 Feb 1893 | |
| 4 | Jaap Eden | NED | 8:37.6 | Hamar | NOR | outdoor - natural | 25 Feb 1894 | |
| 5 | Nikolay Strunnikov | RUS | 8:37.2 | Kristiania | NOR | outdoor - natural | 4 Feb 1911 | |
| 6 | Oscar Mathisen | NOR | 8:36.6 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 17 Jan 1914 | |
| 7 | Oscar Mathisen | NOR | 8:36.3 | Kristiania | NOR | outdoor - natural | 23 Jan 1916 | |
| 8 | Kristian Strøm | NOR | 8:33.7 | Trondheim | NOR | outdoor - natural | 4 Feb 1917 | |
| 9 | Harald Strøm | NOR | 8:27.7 | Kristiania | NOR | outdoor - natural | 20 Feb 1921 | |
| 10 | Harald Strøm | NOR | 8:26.5 | Kristiania | NOR | outdoor - natural | 18 Feb 1922 | |
| 11 | Ivar Ballangrud | NOR | 8:24.2 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 19 Jan 1929 | |
| 12 | Ivar Ballangrud | NOR | 8:21.6 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 11 Jan 1930 | |
| 13 | Siem Heiden | NED | 8:19.2 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 22 Jan 1933 | |
| 14 | Max Stiepl | AUT | 8:18.9 | Hamar | NOR | outdoor - natural | 3 Feb 1934 | |
| 15 | Ivar Ballangrud | NOR | 8:17.2 | Oslo | NOR | outdoor - natural | 18 Jan 1936 | |
| 16 | Åke Seyffarth | SWE | 8:13.7 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 3 Feb 1941 | |
| 17 | Kornél Pajor | HUN | 8:13.5 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 5 Feb 1949 | |
| 18 | Hjalmar Andersen | NOR | 8:07.3 | Trondheim | NOR | outdoor - natural | 13 Jan 1951 | |
| 19 | Nikolay Mamonov | URS | 8:03.7 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - natural | 23 Jan 1952 | |
| 20 | Boris Shilkov | URS | 7:45.6 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - natural | 9 Jan 1955 | |
| 21 | Knut Johannesen | NOR | 7:37.8 | Oslo | NOR | outdoor - natural | 26 Jan 1963 | |
| 22 | Jonny Nilsson | SWE | 7:34.3 | Karuizawa | JPN | outdoor - artificial | 23 Feb 1963 | |
| 23 | Jonny Nilsson | SWE | 7:33.2 | Oslo | NOR | outdoor - natural | 13 Feb 1965 | |
| 24 | Fred Anton Maier | NOR | 7:28.1 | Notodden | NOR | outdoor - natural | 4 Mar 1965 | |
| 25 | Kees Verkerk | NED | 7:26.6 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 26 Feb 1967 | |
| 26 | Fred Anton Maier | NOR | 7:26.2 | Deventer | NED | outdoor - artificial | 7 Jan 1968 | |
| 27 | Fred Anton Maier | NOR | 7:22.4 | Grenoble | FRA | outdoor - artificial | 15 Feb 1968 | |
| 28 | Fred Anton Maier | NOR | 7:16.7 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 9 Mar 1968 | |
| 29 | Kees Verkerk | NED | 7:13.2 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 1 Mar 1969 | |
| 30 | Ard Schenk | NED | 7:12.0 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 13 Mar 1971 | |
| 31 | Ard Schenk | NED | 7:09.8 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 4 Mar 1972 | |
| 32 | Yury Kondakov | URS | 7:08.92 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 24 Mar 1975 | |
| 33 | Hans van Helden | NED | 7:07.82 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 30 Jan 1976 | |
| 34 | Piet Kleine | NED | 7:04.86 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 5 Mar 1976 | |
| 35 | Piet Kleine | NED | 7:02.38 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 12 Mar 1976 | |
| 36 | Kay Arne Stenshjemmet | NOR | 6:56.9 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 19 Mar 1977 | |
| 37 | Aleksandr Baranov (1960) | URS | 6:54.66 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 18 Mar 1982 | |
| 38 | Viktor Shasherin | URS | 6:49.15 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 23 Mar 1984 | |
| 39 | Leo Visser | NED | 6:47.01 | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 14 Feb 1987 | |
| 40 | Geir Karlstad | NOR | 6:45.44 | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 22 Nov 1987 | |
| 41 | Geir Karlstad | NOR | 6:43.59 | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 4 Dec 1987 | |
| 42 | Johann Olav Koss | NOR | 6:41.73 | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 9 Feb 1991 | |
| 43 | Johann Olav Koss | NOR | 6:38.77 | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 22 Jan 1993 | |
| 44 | Johann Olav Koss | NOR | 6:36.57 | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 13 Mar 1993 | |
| 45 | Johann Olav Koss | NOR | 6:35.53 | Hamar | NOR | indoor - artificial | 4 Dec 1993 | |
| 46 | Johann Olav Koss | NOR | 6:34.96 | Hamar | NOR | indoor - artificial | 13 Feb 1994 | |
| 47 | Gianni Romme | NED | 6:30.63 | * | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 7 Dec 1997 |
| 48 | Gianni Romme | NED | 6:22.20 | * | Nagano | JPN | indoor - artificial | 8 Feb 1998 |
| 49 | Gianni Romme | NED | 6:21.49 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 27 Mar 1998 |
| 50 | Gianni Romme | NED | 6:18.72 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 30 Jan 2000 |
| 51 | Jochem Uytdehaage | NED | 6:14.66 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 9 Feb 2002 |
| 52 | Chad Hedrick | USA | 6:09.68 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 13 Nov 2005 |
| 53 | Sven Kramer | NED | 6:08.78 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 19 Nov 2005 |
| 54 | Sven Kramer | NED | 6:07.48 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 3 Mar 2007 |
| 55 | Enrico Fabris | ITA | 6:07.40 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 10 Nov 2007 |
| 56 | Sven Kramer | NED | 6:03.32 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 17 Nov 2007 |
| 57 | Ted-Jan Bloemen | CAN | 6:01.86 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 10 Dec 2017 |
| * | = record skated on klap skates | |||||||
