Recent progress in the synthesis of (un)substituted pyridinylboronic acids and esters is reviewed. Five approaches to the synthesis of (un)substituted pyridinylboronic acids and esters are summarized: (1) halogen-metal exchange (HMe) and borylation, (2) metal-hydrogen exchange via directed ortho-metallation (DoM) followed by borylation, (3) palladium-catalyzed crosscoupling of halopyridines with tetraalkoxydiborane or dialkoxyhydroborane (4) iridium or rhodium catalyzed C-H or C-F borylation, and (5) exchange / borylation 2.1.1. The general procedure of halogen-metal (Li or Mg) exchange / borylation 2.1.2. The selectivity of halogen-metal (Li or Mg) exchange / borylation 2.1.3. The synthesis of 2-pyridinylboronic acids and esters by halogen-organometal (Li or Mg) exchange / borylation 2.1.4. The synthesis of pyridinediboronic acids via halogen-organotin (Sn) exchange / borylation 2.2. The synthesis of pyridinylboronic acids and esters by directed ortho-metalation (DoM) / borylation 2.2.1. The general procedure of directed ortho-metalation (DoM) / borylation 2.2.2. The selectivity of directed ortho-metalation (DoM) / borylation 2.3. The synthesis of pyridinylboronic acids and esters by palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of halopyridines with tetraalkoxydiboron or dialkoxyhydroborane 2.4. The synthesis of pyridinylboronic acids and esters by iridium-or rhodium-catalyzed