Greta Thunberg – Environmental Activist, $1 Million
Greta Thunberg is a Swedish teen who missed school to demand action and ignite an international climate change revolution in the process. Greta rocketed to global prominence in May 2018, when she commenced protesting outside Sweden’s parliament, demanding that they take measures to achieve the world leaders’ 2015 carbon emissions goal.
Greta was awarded €1 million for her humanitarian activities at the inaugural Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity. However, the young activist declared that she would donate the reward money to environmental causes. Thunberg is the world’s youngest and richest climate advocate, with a net worth of $1 million but plans to donate her fortune to groups in need of assistance.