The World record progression 5,000 m speed skating men as recognised by the International Skating Union:
| Name | Result | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Fredriksen | 9:19.8 | 2 March 1890 | Stockholm |
| Einar Halvorsen | 9:10.2 | 28 February 1892 | Hamar |
| Einar Halvorsen | 9:07.0 | 26 February 1893 | Hamar |
| Jaap Eden | 8:37.6 | 25 February 1894 | Hamar |
| Nikolay Strunnikov | 8:37.2 | 4 February 1911 | Kristiania |
| Oscar Mathisen | 8:36.6 | 17 January 1914 | Davos |
| Oscar Mathisen | 8:36.3 | 23 January 1916 | Kristiania |
| Kristian Strøm | 8:33.7 | 4 February 1917 | Trondhjem |
| Harald Strøm | 8:27.7 | 20 February 1921 | Kristiania |
| Harald Strøm | 8:26.5 | 18 February 1922 | Kristiania |
| Ivar Ballangrud | 8:24.2 | 19 January 1929 | Davos |
| Ivar Ballangrud | 8:21.6 | 11 January 1930 | Davos |
| Siem Heiden | 8:19.2 | 22 January 1933 | Davos |
| Max Stiepl | 8:18.9 | 3 February 1934 | Hamar |
| Ivar Ballangrud | 8:17.2 | 18 January 1936 | Oslo |
| Åke Seyffarth | 8:13.7 | 3 February 1941 | Davos |
| Kornél Pajor | 8:13.5 | 5 February 1949 | Davos |
| Hjalmar Andersen | 8:07.3 | 13 January 1951 | Trondheim |
| Nikolay Mamonov | 8:03.7 | 23 January 1952 | Medeo |
| Boris Shilkov | 7:45.6 | 9 January 1955 | Medeo |
| Knut Johannesen | 7:37.8 | 26 January 1963 | Oslo |
| Jonny Nilsson | 7:34.3 | 23 February 1963 | Karuizawa |
| Jonny Nilsson | 7:33.2 | 13 February 1965 | Oslo |
| Fred Anton Maier | 7:28.1 | 4 March 1965 | Notodden |
| Kees Verkerk | 7:26.6 | 26 February 1967 | Inzell |
| Fred Anton Maier | 7:26.2 | 7 January 1968 | Deventer |
| Fred Anton Maier | 7:22.4 | 15 February 1968 | Grenoble |
| Fred Anton Maier | 7:16.7 | 9 March 1968 | Inzell |
| Kees Verkerk | 7:13.2 | 1 March 1969 | Inzell |
| Ard Schenk | 7:12.0 | 13 March 1971 | Inzell |
| Ard Schenk | 7:09.8 | 4 March 1972 | Inzell |
| Yury Kondakov | 7:08.92 | 24 March 1975 | Medeo |
| Hans van Helden | 7:07.82 | 30 January 1976 | Davos |
| Piet Kleine | 7:04.86 | 5 March 1976 | Inzell |
| Piet Kleine | 7:02.38 | 12 March 1976 | Inzell |
| Kay Arne Stenshjemmet | 6:56.9 | 19 March 1977 | Medeo |
| Aleksandr Baranov | 6:54.66 | 18 March 1982 | Medeo |
| Viktor Shasherin | 6:49.15 | 23 March 1984 | Medeo |
| Leo Visser | 6:47.01 | 14 February 1987 | Heerenveen |
| Geir Karlstad | 6:45.44 | 22 November 1987 | Heerenveen |
| Geir Karlstad | 6:43.59 | 4 December 1987 | Calgary |
| Johann Olav Koss | 6:41.73 | 9 February 1991 | Heerenveen |
| Johann Olav Koss | 6:38.77 | 22 January 1993 | Heerenveen |
| Johann Olav Koss | 6:36.57 | 13 March 1993 | Heerenveen |
| Johann Olav Koss | 6:35.53 | 4 December 1993 | Hamar |
| Johann Olav Koss | 6:34.96 | 13 February 1994 | Hamar |
| Gianni Romme | 6:30.63 | 7 December 1997 | Heerenveen |
| Gianni Romme | 6:22.20 | 8 February 1998 | Nagano |
| Gianni Romme | 6:21.49 | 27 March 1998 | Calgary |
| Gianni Romme | 6:18.72 | 30 January 2000 | Calgary |
| Jochem Uytdehaage | 6:14.66 | 9 February 2002 | Salt Lake City |
| Chad Hedrick | 6:09:68 | 13 November 2005 | Calgary |
| Sven Kramer | 6:08.78 | 19 November 2005 | Salt Lake City |
| Sven Kramer | 6:07.48 | 3 March 2007 | Calgary |
| Enrico Fabris | 6:07.40 | 10 November 2007 | Salt Lake City |
| Sven Kramer | 6:03.32 | 17 November 2007 | Calgary |