OnlyFans paid jaw-dropping $700M to owner who died from cancer while it raked in revenue
Popular porn streaming site OnlyFans employed just a few dozen workers last year but was a cash cow, paying more than $700 million to its late owner Leo Radvinksy, according to a report.London-based parent company Fenix International paid $535 million in dividends to Radvinsky for the annual period ended Nov.30, and another $174 million between January and the end of March, according to financial filings earlier reported by the Wall Street Journal.Radvinsky – who died in March at age 43 after a secret battle with cancer – also raked in nearly $1 billion in dividends for the two-year period ended Nov.
30, 2024.His attorney and philanthropist wife, Yekaterina “Katie” Chudnovsky, took the reins of the company after Radvinsky’s death.OnlyFans is home to 2.5 million active creators and 132 million active “fan” accounts.The site is viewed as revolutionizing the porn industry by allowing sex workers to reach their pervy audiences directly through subscriptions and keep 80% of their revenues.
OnlyFans also takes a cut of their earnings.The subscription-revenue model has resulted in massive earnings for top creators like Sophie Rain.The adult content creator said she earned a jaw-dropping $95 million between 2023 and 2025, and thanked Radvinsky for changing her life in a tribute after his death.In the year ended Nov.
30, 2025, OnlyFans revenue grew 10% to nearly $1.6 billion – amassing profits of more than $521 million, the company said Tuesday.The platform’s biggest market is the US, followed by the UK and continental Europe.It employed 47 people in the latest financial year, according to filings, though it also works with roughly 1,500 content moderators.“In the 10 years since the platform launched in 2016, OnlyFans has paid out over $30 billion to creators around the world, including over $1million to more than 5000 creators,” CEO Keily Blair said in a statement.“OnlyFans provides real opportunities to real people by creating a safe, regulated ...