Evolution of the world hour record Men
Hour records are not recognized by ISU. These records are therefore unofficial and can be seen as world best times.
| # | name | distance | place | track type | date | |||
| 1 | Charles Tebbutt | GBR | 22,591 m | Amsterdam | NED | outdoor - natural | 1 Mar 1888 | |
| 2 | Joe Donoghue | USA | 26,292 m | Stamford | GBR | outdoor - natural | 26 Jan 1893 | |
| 3 | Albert Tebbit | GBR | 26,448 m | Leytestone | GBR | outdoor - natural | 20 Feb 1895 | |
| 4 | Charles Edgington | GBR | 30,985 m | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 10 Jan 1899 | |
| 5 | Coen de Koning | NED | 32,370 m | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 29 Jan 1906 | |
| 6 | Léon Quaglia | FRA | 32,970 m | Chamonix | FRA | outdoor - natural | Jan 1928 | |
| 7 | Tonny Ferwerda | NED | 34,205.15 m | Heerenveen | NED | outdoor - artificial | 11 Feb 1968 | |
| 8 | Jan Roelof Kruithof | NED | 35,246.82 m | Assen | NED | outdoor - artificial | 16 Feb 1973 | |
| 9 | Johan Wardenier | NED | 35,392.80 m | Heerenveen | NED | outdoor - artificial | 25 Feb 1973 | |
| 10 | Jan Roelof Kruithof | NED | 36,971.00 m | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 23 Feb 1976 | |
| 11 | Jos Niesten | NED | 37,638.26 m | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 13 Feb 1981 | |
| 12 | Jan Kooiman | NED | 38,558.45 m | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 8 Mar 1983 | |
| 13 | Hilbert van der Duim | NED | 39,492.80 m | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 28 Nov 1986 | |
| 14 | Robert Vunderink | NED | 39,986.59 m | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 28 Nov 1988 | |
| 15 | Olaf Kotva | GER | 40,194.99 m | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 24 Mar 1998 |
| 16 | Roberto Sighel | ITA | 41,040.54 m | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 24 Mar 1999 |
| 17 | Henk Angenent | NED | 41,669.49 m | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 12 Mar 2004 |
| 18 | Casper Helling | NED | 41,969.10 m | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 15 Mar 2007 |
| 19 | Douwe de Vries | NED | 42,252.22 m | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 13 Mar 2015 |
| 20 | Erik Jan Kooiman | NED | 43,735.94 m | * | Inzell | GER | indoor - artificial | 9 Dec 2015 |
| * | = record skated on klap skates | |||||||
