Owner of OnlyFans Leonid Radvinsky has died of cancer at 43. Image courtesy of UPI
Leonid Radvinsky, owner of OnlyFans, has died of cancer at 43.
Radvinsky was born in Ukraine and grew up in Chicago. He bought OnlyFans, a site known for its adult content, in 2018 from British founders.
“We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Leo Radvinsky. Leo passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer,” a company spokesperson said. “His family have requested privacy at this difficult time.”
Popularity of the site rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, putting Radvinsky on the Forbes list of billionaires three years later, the BBC reported.
As of May 2025, Radvinsky was reportedly worth $3.8 billion.
He was born in Odessa, Ukraine, and studied economics at Northwestern University. He began running pornography sites as a teenager, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Radvinsky had been in talks to sell a 60% stake in the company, valuing the company at about $8 billion. He moved his ownership to a trust in 2024, OnlyFans said.
Creators on the site post photos and videos for subscribers and tips. While it’s mostly known for pornography, there are other creators like Olympians, teachers, artists and other non-pornographic content. OnlyFans takes a 20% stake in the creators’ income from the site.
According to its most recent filing, the company has generated more than $1.4 billion in revenue and had more than 377 million subscribers in 2024. There were about 4.6 million creators on the site that year, the BBC reported.
