* 1989: El Mundo is founded by Pedro J. Ramírez, a former journalist for the newspaper Diario 16.
* 1990: El Mundo becomes the first Spanish newspaper to be printed in full color.
* 1992: El Mundo launches its website, becoming one of the first Spanish newspapers to do so.
* 1995: El Mundo becomes the first Spanish newspaper to be distributed nationally.
* 1997: El Mundo is acquired by Unidad Editorial, a media company owned by the Italian Berlusconi family.
* 2003: El Mundo launches its English-language edition, El Mundo Today.
* 2008: El Mundo is the first Spanish newspaper to launch an iPad app.
* 2014: El Mundo becomes the first Spanish newspaper to reach 1 million Facebook followers.
* 2018: El Mundo launches its own streaming service, El Mundo TV.
Today, El Mundo is one of the most widely-read newspapers in Spain, with a daily circulation of over 2 million copies. It is also one of the most influential newspapers in the Spanish-speaking world, with a reputation for investigative journalism and political commentary.