The Pioneer was founded in Allahabad in 1865 by George Allen, an Englishman who ran a tea business but whose sharp mind ensured the newspaper exercised great influence in British India. Since 1865, The Pioneer has been at the forefront of Indian journalism, shaping public opinion and delivering trusted content. With a legacy of 160 years, The Pioneer stands as a symbol of journalistic excellence, offering unparalleled reach and credibility.

The Pioneer group, owned by CMYK Printech Limited, has inherited a rich tradition of journalism and is carrying on the same pursuit of excellence for today's times. The Pioneer is one of the oldest national papers in the country, a heritage that we are proud to have been entrusted with, and one we are synchronising with modern readership. At a time when information and knowledge are a flood on digital platforms, The Pioneer stands apart, offering views rather than news, generating diverse opinions, encouraging analysis, making sense of the noise, and fostering independent thoughts and implementable solutions for the great Indian conundrum.

The newspaper has been the first national paper to introduce colour editions, revolutionise layouts, conceptualise a separate Sunday edition, and develop its news website with live updates. Over the years, the paper diversified into other media platforms and opened a magazine and book division.

The Pioneer lives up to its masthead. Throughout our years in Delhi, we have broken stories like the fodder scam, the 2G scam, and found newer sub-plots in the coal scam. Not only that, Sir Winston Churchill was The Pioneer's war correspondent, while author Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), in his early 20s, worked at the newspaper office in Allahabad as an assistant editor from November 1887 to March 1889.

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