The World record progression 10,000 m speed skating men as recognised by the International Skating Union:
| Name | Result | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Fredriksen | 20:21.4 | 14 January 1893 | Amsterdam |
| Halfdan Nielsen | 19:47.4 | 13 February 1893 | Stockholm |
| Frithiof Ericson | 19:22.8 | 7 January 1894 | Stockholm |
| Jaap Eden | 19:12.4 | 10 February 1894 | Stockholm |
| Jaap Eden | 17:56.0 | 23 February 1895 | Hamar |
| Peder Østlund | 17:50.6 | 11 February 1900 | Davos |
| Oscar Mathisen | 17:46.3 | 18 February 1912 | Kristiania |
| Oscar Mathisen | 17:36.4 | 25 January 1913 | Trondhjem |
| Oscar Mathisen | 17:22.6 | 1 February 1913 | Kristiania |
| Armand Carlsen | 17:17.4 | 5 February 1928 | Davos |
| Ivar Ballangrud | 17:14.4 | 6 February 1938 | Davos |
| Charles Mathiesen | 17:01.5 | 3 March 1940 | Hamar |
| Hjalmar Andersen | 16:57.4 | 6 February 1949 | Davos |
| Hjalmar Andersen | 16:51.4 | 27 January 1952 | Gjøvik |
| Hjalmar Andersen | 16:32.6 | 10 February 1952 | Hamar |
| Knut Johannesen | 15:46.6 | 27 February 1960 | Squaw Valley |
| Jonny Nilsson | 15:33.0 | 24 February 1963 | Karuizawa |
| Fred Anton Maier | 15:32.2 | 6 February 1966 | Oslo |
| Fred Anton Maier | 15:31.8 | 28 February 1967 | Inzell |
| Fred Anton Maier | 15:29.5 | 21 January 1968 | Horten |
| Fred Anton Maier | 15:20.3 | 28 January 1968 | Oslo |
| Per Willy Guttormsen | 15:16.1 | 10 March 1968 | Inzell |
| Kees Verkerk | 15:03.6 | 26 January 1969 | Inzell |
| Ard Schenk | 15:01.6 | 14 February 1971 | Gothenburg |
| Ard Schenk | 14:55.9 | 14 March 1971 | Inzell |
| Viktor Varlamov | 14:52.73 | 25 March 1975 | Medeo |
| Sten Stensen | 14:50.31 | 25 January 1976 | Oslo |
| Piet Kleine | 14:43.92 | 13 March 1976 | Inzell |
| Sten Stensen | 14:38.08 | 21 March 1976 | Medeo |
| Viktor Lyoshkin | 14:34.33 | 3 April 1977 | Medeo |
| Eric Heiden | 14:28.13 | 23 February 1980 | Lake Placid |
| Dmitry Ogloblin | 14:26.71 | 29 March 1980 | Medeo |
| Tomas Gustafson | 14:23.59 | 31 January 1982 | Oslo |
| Igor Malkov | 14:21.51 | 24 March 1984 | Medeo |
| Geir Karlstad | 14:12.14 | 16 February 1986 | Inzell |
| Geir Karlstad | 14:03.92 | 15 February 1987 | Heerenveen |
| Geir Karlstad | 13:48.51 | 6 December 1987 | Calgary |
| Tomas Gustafson | 13:48.20 | 21 February 1988 | Calgary |
| Johann Olav Koss | 13:43.54 | 10 February 1991 | Heerenveen |
| Johann Olav Koss | 13:30.55 | 20 February 1994 | Hamar |
| Gianni Romme | 13:15.33 | 17 February 1998 | Nagano |
| Gianni Romme | 13:08.71 | 29 March 1998 | Calgary |
| Gianni Romme | 13:03.40 | 26 November 2000 | Heerenveen |
| Jochem Uytdehaage | 12:58.92 | 20 February 2002 | Salt Lake City |
| Carl Verheijen | 12:57.92 | 4 December 2005 | Heerenveen |
| Chad Hedrick | 12:55.11 | 31 December 2005 | Salt Lake City |
| Sven Kramer | 12:51.60 | 19 March 2006 | Calgary |
| Sven Kramer | 12:49.88 | 11 February 2007 | Heerenveen |
| Sven Kramer | 12:41.69 | 10 March 2007 | Salt Lake City |