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OnlyFans is an Internet content paid subscription service based in London, England. To begin sharing your content on OnlyFans, you'll need to create an account. After receiving a lot of backlash from their large user base of pornographic actors, OnlyFans reversed the decision to ban sexual content. After some pressure from their banking partners, OnlyFans announced that it would block sexually explicit photos and videos starting October 1st, 2021.
More than 3 million creators have used OnlyFans to connect with fans, and to monetize their content safely, securely, and on their own terms. At Ever Accountable, we publicly decry OnlyFans' dehumanization of people. In fact, some young women like Haliey Welch are publicly hypersexualized and pressured to start OnlyFans accounts. Perhaps the most vulnerable potential victims of OnlyFans are children.
OnlyFans is an online streaming platform and app created in 2016 where users can pay for private content (photos, videos, and live streams) with a monthly subscription. Let's not forget that, because OnlyFans has hosted X-rated content, the service is available only on the web, not on mobile app platforms including iOS and Android. OnlyFans is mainly used by pornographic creators, both amateur and professional, but it also has a market with other content creators—including chefs, fitness trainers, and musicians. The service is widely known for its popularity with pornographers, but it also hosts other content creators, including athletes, musicians, and comedians. Once you've started sharing content, let your followers on other social platforms know about your OnlyFans profile! In fact, celebrities and influencers often lure teens to OnlyFans by creating a "thirst trap" on popular social media sites like Instagram and TikTok.
A house dubbed "OnlyFans House" in Bellevue, Washington was raided in June 2026 where women were forced to perform for OnlyFans streaming. Multiple videos of minors had allegedly been on OnlyFans for more than a year. Gizmodo and The Verge called the report's figures unclear, saying they were limited to July 2021 and combined requests for data from law enforcement and from charity helplines.
In August 2021, a campaign to investigate the company began in the United States Congress, and it was reported that from October 2021 onward it would no longer allow sexually explicit material, due to pressure from banks that OnlyFans used for user payments. In 2021, the company launched a free safe-for-work streaming platform, OFTV. OFTV also creates high-quality original scriptless programming including competition shows, reality series, and more. All creators and their fans (18+) deserve a safe and inclusive platform to connect and share.
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Also in 2021, Fast Company named OnlyFans one of the 10 most innovative social media companies. Sky News reported in 2020 that OnlyFans had not paid value-added tax for three years and could face heavy penalties from tax authorities; it began charging value-added tax in July 2020 after "discussions" with HM Revenue and Customs. By December 2020, OnlyFans had 85 million users and more than a million creators, generating more than US$2 billion in sales that year. Initially, OnlyFans banned explicit content on its platform and sought to attract musicians and influencers. OnlyFans is a British subscription-based video on demand service and social media network.
It is used for making money or for buying those things. In September 2022, the Twitch streamer Amouranth told Business Insider that she was earning $1.5 million monthly on the site and had grossed more than $27 million since joining in 2020. In May 2022, Carmen Electra joined the site, debuting her account with photos from her 50th birthday.
In 2022, OFTV released Model Farmers, a reality television show hosted by Becky Houze. It was judged by London Hughes, Jamali Maddix and Mae Martin; Jack Guinness hosted and Sofie Hagen appeared. Floyd Mayweather Jr., DJ Khaled and Fat Joe, and Terrell Owens were among the new content creators during the year. Tyukalo faces a number of charges for money laundering and human trafficking. OnlyFans commented they have "robust boarding process" ensuring participants are 18 and over, though some of the women at the OnlyFans House were under 18. The exploitation for OnlyFans video making purpose spanned across five properties.
So-called "child porn" is illegal and should be called CSAM. These children might begin by just live streaming hobbies like music and fitness, but the promise of easy money is a downward spiral. The BBC recently looked into the rise of children under the age of 18 selling explicit content on –– guess what platform – OnlyFans. "Some women said their unwanted appearance on OnlyFans had nearly destroyed their lives. 'A whole company has made money off of my biggest trauma,' said Sammy, 21, in her first public comments on the case." The platform has become increasingly popular for people who have become unemployed during the pandemic, but it is also popular among sex workers.
On 8 May 2026, the parent company of OnlyFans announced that they had sold a 16% stake of the business to Architect Capital for $535 million. In 2025, Reuters reported that Fenix International was in talks to sell the company to a Los Angeles–based investor group led by the Forest Road Company at a valuation of around $8 billion. As of May 2023[update], OnlyFans had 3 million registered creators and 220 million registered consumers. Radvinsky received $500 million in dividends in a roughly two-year period in 2021 to 2022. In 2021, its revenue was around $900 million, a rise from $350 million in 2020, with the company reaching a market valuation of $1 billion.