The Men's 200 metre butterfly competition at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships was held on 20 and 21 June 2022.

[1][2] Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

The following new records were set during this competition.

The heats were started on 20 June at 09:37.

[3] The semifinals were started on 20 June at 19:35.