The earnings and estimated net worth of Greta Thunberg, the young Swedish activist who has long been waging battles for climate, social issues, and human rights.
When it comes to the environment, civil rights, or climate change, the first figure that comes to mind is Greta Thunberg, the Swedish activist who, at 22 years old—she was born on January 3, 2003—is already an absolute icon of the fight for a better world for future generations.
After beginning her fight in 2018 with the "school strike for climate," the young Swede has taken her protest from school to international stages, from UN summits to G20 summits.
During the pandemic, her public appearances had decreased, but since 2023, Greta has become very active again. She graduated in the summer of 2023, symbolically marking her "last school strike," and subsequently began her university studies at Stockholm University.
In 2025, her work wasn’t limited to climate action: Greta took part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, the naval mission organized by international activists with the aim of breaking the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip. And it was from the Flotilla that Greta’s final cry of liberation came: "I’m not afraid of Israel, I fear the absence of humanity."
But many are wondering: How much does the young activist earn? How much are her work and popularity worth financially?
Greta Thunberg: Earnings and Foundation
In 2020, Greta decided to launch her own Foundation, aimed at promoting ecological and social sustainability and mental health. To finance it, she used the $100,000 she received as the winner of the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize.
That same year, she received the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity, worth $1 million, which was donated entirely to various organizations and projects committed to fighting the climate crisis. In the following years, the Foundation continued to allocate substantial funds: among the most significant donations were €150,000 in 2020 to the Red Cross and Red Crescent, €500,000 to ten environmental NGOs, and €100,000 to SOS Amazonia.
But even with the pandemic, the donations did not stop: in 2021, Greta donated €100,000 to the WHO through the Foundation to support the COVAX program, aimed at ensuring access to Covid-19 vaccines for low-income countries.
Since 2023, the Foundation has expanded its scope of action. For example, in 2024, she donated €25,000 to Stop Ecocide International to support the international legal campaign aimed at recognizing ecocide as an international crime. Also in 2024, in December, €50,000 was allocated to the Red Cross in Lebanon and Gaza in response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in the region, which appears to be unrelenting.
The Foundation periodically publishes its financial statements online, providing transparency on the amounts raised and donations made. This choice has strengthened Greta’s image not only as an activist, but as a promoter of a model of ethical resource management. In short, everything is documented and out there in the open.
Greta Thunberg’s Net Worth: Here’s How Much She Earns
Greta Thunberg’s personal net worth is unknown. What is known for certain is that many of the awards and recognitions he received were donated through his Foundation, without him directly benefiting from them.
What is known is that the personal numbers we read are unofficial estimates, based primarily on proceeds from his books, royalties from publications, and media contracts. A powerful social media presence and a large number of followers should also be added. Among his best-known titles translated into Italian by Mondadori are Our World Is on Fire and No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference.
According to the Economic Times, the activist has an estimated net worth of between $1 and $2 million, while Green Matters emphasizes that much of this income is reinvested or donated through the Foundation, in line with the ethical principles that characterize Greta’s public image.
It should also be clarified that the rumors that Greta is "the richest activist in the world" remain mere fake news, unfounded. Her family fortune—linked to her actor father and opera singer mother—has not had a significant impact on her career.
Original article published on Money.it Italy. Original title: Quanto guadagna Greta Thunberg? Il patrimonio dell’attivista
