Youngest Men who set a world record
| # | name | age (days) | date | discipline | record | |
| 1 | Alfred Næss | NOR | 5764 d = 15 y 285 d | 5 Feb 1893 | 500 meters | 0:49.4 |
| 2 | Alfred Næss | NOR | 5785 d = 15 y 306 d | 26 Feb 1893 | 500 meters | 0:48.0 |
| 3 | Alfred Næss | NOR | 6148 d = 16 y 304 d | 24 Feb 1894 | 500 meters | 0:47.0 |
| 4 | Oskar Fredriksen | NOR | 6437 d = 17 y 227 d | 2 Mar 1890 | 5000 meters | 9:19.8 |
| 5 | Halvdan Nielsen | NOR | 6899 d = 18 y 324 d | 13 Feb 1893 | 10,000 meters | 19:47.4 |
| 6 | Igor Malkov | URS | 6983 d = 19 y 44 d | 24 Mar 1984 | 10,000 meters | 14:21.51 |
| 7 | Falko Zandstra | NED | 6992 d = 19 y 52 d | 17 Feb 1991 | Small combination | 159.753 |
| 8 | Frithjof Ericsson | SWE | 7003 d = 19 y 63 d | 7 Jan 1894 | 10,000 meters | 19:22.8 |
| 9 | Falko Zandstra | NED | 7006 d = 19 y 66 d | 3 Mar 1991 | Small combination | 156.059 |
| 10 | Jaap Eden | NED | 7024 d = 19 y 84 d | 11 Jan 1893 | 1500 meters | 2:35.0 |
| 11 | Bob de Jong | NED | 7055 d = 19 y 115 d | 8 Mar 1996 | 3000 meters | 3:53.06 |
| 12 | Wilhelm Mauseth | NOR | 7058 d = 19 y 118 d | 3 Feb 1895 | 500 meters | 0:46.8 |
| 13 | Oscar Mathisen | NOR | 7066 d = 19 y 127 d | 9 Feb 1908 | 1500 meters | 2:20.8 |
| 14 | Sven Kramer | NED | 7150 d = 19 y 210 d | 19 Nov 2005 | 5000 meters | 6:08.78 |
| 15 | Lee Kyou-hyuk | KOR | 7192 d = 19 y 252 d | 23 Nov 1997 | 1000 meters | 1:10.42 |
| 16 | Eric Heiden | USA | 7201 d = 19 y 261 d | 2 Mar 1978 | 3000 meters | 4:07.01 |
| 17 | Igor Zhelezovsky | URS | 7208 d = 19 y 268 d | 26 Mar 1983 | 1500 meters | 1:54.26 |
| 18 | Eric Heiden | USA | 7211 d = 19 y 271 d | 12 Mar 1978 | 1000 meters | 1:14.99 |
| 19 | Max Stiepl | AUT | 7257 d = 19 y 317 d | 3 Feb 1934 | 5000 meters | 8:18.9 |
| 20 | Sven Kramer | NED | 7270 d = 19 y 330 d | 19 Mar 2006 | 10,000 meters | 12:51.60 |
| 21 | Einar Halvorsen | NOR | 7297 d = 19 y 357 d | 28 Feb 1892 | 500 meters | 0:50.2 |
| Einar Halvorsen | NOR | 7297 d = 19 y 357 d | 28 Feb 1892 | 5000 meters | 9:10.2 | |
| 23 | Jonny Nilsson | SWE | 7319 d = 20 y 14 d | 23 Feb 1963 | 5000 meters | 7:34.3 |
| 24 | Jonny Nilsson | SWE | 7320 d = 20 y 15 d | 24 Feb 1963 | Big combination | 178.447 |
| Jonny Nilsson | SWE | 7320 d = 20 y 15 d | 24 Feb 1963 | 10,000 meters | 15:33.0 | |
| 26 | Jonny Nilsson | SWE | 7347 d = 20 y 42 d | 23 Mar 1963 | 3000 meters | 4:27.6 |
| 27 | Jaap Eden | NED | 7419 d = 20 y 114 d | 10 Feb 1894 | 10,000 meters | 19:12.4 |
| 28 | Oscar Mathisen | NOR | 7422 d = 20 y 117 d | 30 Jan 1909 | 1000 meters | 1:31.8 |
| 29 | Jaap Eden | NED | 7434 d = 20 y 129 d | 25 Feb 1894 | 5000 meters | 8:37.6 |
| 30 | Oskar Fredriksen | NOR | 7486 d = 20 y 180 d | 14 Jan 1893 | 10,000 meters | 20:21.4 |
| 31 | Dag Fornæss | NOR | 7517 d = 20 y 211 d | 28 Jan 1969 | 3000 meters | 4:17.4 |
| 32 | Eric Heiden | USA | 7547 d = 20 y 242 d | 11 Feb 1979 | Big combination | 162.973 |
| 33 | Viktor Shasherin | URS | 7551 d = 20 y 246 d | 26 Mar 1983 | Big combination | 161.550 |
| 34 | Eric Heiden | USA | 7553 d = 20 y 248 d | 17 Feb 1979 | 1000 meters | 1:14.99 |
| 35 | Eric Heiden | USA | 7582 d = 20 y 277 d | 18 Mar 1979 | 3000 meters | 4:06.91 |
| 36 | Joji Kato | JPN | 7591 d = 20 y 286 d | 19 Nov 2005 | 500 meters | 0:34.30 |
| 37 | Peder Østlund | NOR | 7599 d = 20 y 293 d | 25 Feb 1893 | 1500 meters | 2:32.6 |
| Sven Kramer | NED | 7599 d = 20 y 294 d | 11 Feb 2007 | 10,000 meters | 12:49.88 | |
| 39 | Sven Kramer | NED | 7619 d = 20 y 314 d | 3 Mar 2007 | 5000 meters | 6:07.48 |
| 40 | Sven Kramer | NED | 7626 d = 20 y 321 d | 10 Mar 2007 | 10,000 meters | 12:41.69 |
| 41 | Einar Halvorsen | NOR | 7661 d = 20 y 355 d | 26 Feb 1893 | 500 meters | 0:48.0 |
| Einar Halvorsen | NOR | 7661 d = 20 y 355 d | 26 Feb 1893 | 5000 meters | 9:07.0 | |
| 43 | Ivar Eriksen | NOR | 7663 d = 20 y 358 d | 28 Feb 1963 | 3000 meters | 4:33.0 |
| 44 | Falko Zandstra | NED | 7698 d = 21 y 27 d | 23 Jan 1993 | Big combination | 156.882 |
| Jeremy Wotherspoon | CAN | 7698 d = 21 y 27 d | 23 Nov 1997 | Sprint combination | 141.995 | |
| 46 | Leo Visser | NED | 7702 d = 21 y 32 d | 14 Feb 1987 | 5000 meters | 6:47.01 |
| 47 | Nikolay Gulyayev | URS | 7715 d = 21 y 45 d | 15 Feb 1987 | Big combination | 159.356 |
| Nikolay Gulyayev | URS | 7715 d = 21 y 45 d | 15 Feb 1987 | 1500 meters | 1:52.70 | |
| 49 | Kai Verbij | NED | 7720 d = 21 y 50 d | 14 Nov 2015 | Team sprint | 1:18.79 |
| 50 | Åke Seyffarth | SWE | 7721 d = 21 y 50 d | 3 Feb 1941 | 5000 meters | 8:13.7 |
| vet | = youngest skater with world record on this discipline | |||||
