Overview

• More than 60,000 attended the 13th annual event on the Great Lawn, headlined by Cardi B and Shakira with a global livestream across major platforms.
• Global Citizen announced over $280 million for Amazon protection, including a $100 million pledge from the Inter-American Development Bank.
• The festival highlighted energy commitments described as enough to bring clean power to 4.6 million homes in Africa, with the EU pledging more than $638 million and Energea committing $250 million.
• Education efforts received new backing as the MetLife Foundation pledged $9 million to the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund.
• Hugh Jackman hosted a program blending performances and advocacy, while the production emphasized sustainability with plant-based, plastic-free concessions, food donation partnerships and SmartGrid battery stage power.