West Indies' Chris Gayle had scored 100* runs in just 48 balls against England on 16th March 2016, which is the fastest T20 World Cup Century till date.
| Pos | Player | Team | Runs | Balls | Strike Rate | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 100* | 48 | 208.33 | v England | Mumbai | 16 Mar 2016 |
| 2 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 117 | 57 | 205.26 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| 3 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 123 | 58 | 212.06 | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 21 Sep 2012 |
| 4 | Rilee Rossouw | South Africa | 109 | 56 | 194.64 | v Bangladesh | Sydney | 27 Oct 2022 |
| 5 | Ahmed Shehzad | Pakistan | 111* | 62 | 179.03 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 30 Mar 2016 |
| 6 | Suresh Raina | India | 101 | 60 | 168.33 | v South Africa | Gros Islet | 2 May 2010 |
| 7 | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 100 | 64 | 156.25 | v Zimbabwe | Providence | 3 May 2010 |
| 8 | Alex Hales | England | 116* | 64 | 181.25 | v Sri Lanka | Chrisattogram | 27 Mar 2014 |
| 9 | Tamim Iqbal | Bangladesh | 103* | 63 | 163.49 | v Oman | Dharamsala | 13 Mar 2016 |
| 10 | Jos Buttler | England | 101* | 67 | 150.74 | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 1 Nov 2021 |
