How Malala Yousafzai, Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Winner At 18, Became A Millionaire

Malala Yousafzai is making such a mark in the world as a teenager. At 18 years old, she became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner who championed the cause of Pakistani education among women. The human rights advocate released her memoir, which highlights how she stood up to the Taliban to fight for her beliefs. She has been reaping millions from this book deal, which has in turn been used to fund her cause for young girls worldwide.

The Sun reports that Malala Yousafzai has received over £2.3 million (or about $3 million) for the success of her book, "I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban," which was originally published in 2013. Her memoire has emerged as a bestseller in the Indie Best Seller list, per Ad Week.

From this million-dollar deal, Malala Yousafzai is also getting paid for her lectures and appearances, and her earnings go to the Malala Fund. This is the foundation she set up to help the underprivileged go to school. A firm, Salarzai Limited, is taking charge of what she earns with Malala Yousafzai's father overseeing its management.

Malala Yousafzai's life story became of interest around the world because, a few years ago, she unexpectedly challenged the Taliban in her hometown of Pakistan. She fought for her right to receive proper education and was shot by Taliban for it.

When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.

-Malala Yousafzai #mondaymotivation pic.twitter.com/OqLkdQaTsi

— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) June 27, 2016

Malala Yousafzai's story inspired even Michelle Obama and Beyonce. The 18-year-old worked together with these famous women to push for education and women's rights. She is also working with the United Nations, per Time.

In 2014, Nobel Peace Prize recognized her efforts in uplifting the lives of women and children in her home country and other war-torn countries. She joins the likes of Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela in this prestigious honor.

She subsequently became a lecturer for the peacekeeping organization, per Nobel Prize Org. Despite her commitment with different groups, Malala Yousafzai still manages to attend the Edgbaston High School in Birmingham in England, where she currently resides.