Archive · 25 Aug 2026
OnlyFans Owner Received £513m in Dividends Before His Death
OnlyFans is a website where people pay creators to watch or receive content.
It is especially known for adult content, although it also hosts cooking, fitness and other videos.
The company made $714m in profit before tax in 2025.
Its owner, Leonid Radvinsky, received more than £513m in dividends before he died from cancer at age 43.
The company had only 47 employees but millions of subscribers and creators.
OnlyFans keeps 20% of the money paid through its platform.
The company says it has paid creators more than $30bn since it began.
However, critics and regulators have raised concerns about creator safety and whether children could access pornography.
Fenix International Ltd paid Leonid Radvinsky more than £513m in dividends before his death in March at age 43.
OnlyFans reported $714m in profit before tax for the year ending November 30, 2025, up 5% from 2024.
The company employed 47 people while serving 132 million paying subscribers and about 2.5 million active creators.
OnlyFans takes a 20% cut of platform payments and says it has paid creators more than $30bn since launching.
The platform faces scrutiny over creator safety and age verification, including a roughly £1m Ofcom fine.
- Who
- Fenix International Ltd, OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky, OnlyFans chief executive Keily Blair, creators, subscribers and UK regulators.
- What
- Company accounts showed more than £513m in dividends was paid to Leonid Radvinsky before his death, while OnlyFans reported $714m in pre-tax profit for 2025.
- When
- The reported financial year ended November 30, 2025; additional dividends were paid through March 26, 2026, and Radvinsky died on March 23.
- Where
- The company is based in the United Kingdom; Radvinsky was born in Ukraine and raised in the United States.
- Why
- The payments came from OnlyFans' profitable subscription platform, which takes a 20% share of payments made to creators.
Company's Defense
Critics' Concerns
Platform safety
Company's Defense
Keily Blair said OnlyFans provides a safe, regulated space where people can monetize content for a global audience.
Critics' Concerns
A BBC Three documentary reported allegations of exploitation, coercion and violence involving creators.
Access by children
Company's Defense
OnlyFans requires users to be at least 18 and attributed problems with age checks to a technical issue.
Critics' Concerns
UK regulators investigated whether children could access pornography; Ofcom later fined the company about £1m for inaccurate responses about its age-verification measures.
Economic opportunity
Company's Defense
The company says it creates opportunities for creators and has paid more than $30bn to them since launch.
Critics' Concerns
Some creators have challenged the idea that producing explicit content on OnlyFans is an easy way to become wealthy.
- Dividends
- $535m was paid for the year ending November 30, 2025, followed by $174m through March 26, 2026.
- 2025 profit
- Fenix International Ltd made $714m in profit before tax, 5% more than in 2024.
- Workforce
- OnlyFans employed 47 people.
- Platform scale
- OnlyFans had 132 million paying subscribers and about 2.5 million active creators in 2025.
- Platform fee
- OnlyFans takes 20% of payments made through the platform.
- Creator payments
- The company said it has paid creators more than $30bn since launch.
- Corporate taxes
- OnlyFans said it has paid more than £600m in UK corporate taxes since 2016.