The activist charges a hefty fee for speaking engagements

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Though not much has been released about Malala Yousafzai’s finances in the past five years, her earnings made headlines in 2016 when it was revealed that Yousafzai and her family had become millionaires only four years after they established the Malala Fund, according to Reuters. This millionaire status was the result of Yousafzai’s rather steep rate of pay for speaking engagements and royalties from her book, “I Am Malala,” which was released in 2013. Back in 2016, Reuters reported that Yousafzai charged $152,000 per speech, and that her book had sold nearly 300,000 copies in England for a whopping $3 million. In 2016, the Malala Fund was worth $1.87 million, though large companies like Apple have since invested in the charitable organization, according to Fortune. 

While sites like CelebNetWorths.com have estimated that Yousafzai’s net worth is approximately $5 million, the activist’s financial situation has not been made public in the past few years. However, since starting the Malala Fund, Yousafzai and her family have donated millions of dollars to those in need. “Since the publication of Malala’s book, Malala and her family have donated more than $1 million to charities, mostly for education-focused projects across the world including Pakistan,” Yousafzai’s family said in a statement to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, according to Reuters.

Malala Yousafzai’s Net Worth Will Surprise You

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By Ashley Moor/May 21, 2021 2:25 pm EST

The activist charges a hefty fee for speaking engagements

James D. Morgan/Getty Images

Though not much has been released about Malala Yousafzai’s finances in the past five years, her earnings made headlines in 2016 when it was revealed that Yousafzai and her family had become millionaires only four years after they established the Malala Fund, according to Reuters. This millionaire status was the result of Yousafzai’s rather steep rate of pay for speaking engagements and royalties from her book, “I Am Malala,” which was released in 2013. Back in 2016, Reuters reported that Yousafzai charged $152,000 per speech, and that her book had sold nearly 300,000 copies in England for a whopping $3 million. In 2016, the Malala Fund was worth $1.87 million, though large companies like Apple have since invested in the charitable organization, according to Fortune. 

While sites like CelebNetWorths.com have estimated that Yousafzai’s net worth is approximately $5 million, the activist’s financial situation has not been made public in the past few years. However, since starting the Malala Fund, Yousafzai and her family have donated millions of dollars to those in need. “Since the publication of Malala’s book, Malala and her family have donated more than $1 million to charities, mostly for education-focused projects across the world including Pakistan,” Yousafzai’s family said in a statement to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, according to Reuters.

While sites like CelebNetWorths.com have estimated that Yousafzai’s net worth is approximately $5 million, the activist’s financial situation has not been made public in the past few years. However, since starting the Malala Fund, Yousafzai and her family have donated millions of dollars to those in need. “Since the publication of Malala’s book, Malala and her family have donated more than $1 million to charities, mostly for education-focused projects across the world including Pakistan,” Yousafzai’s family said in a statement to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, according to Reuters.