OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky has died at the age of 43 after a long battle with cancer, the company announced.
The billionaire Ukrainian-American entrepreneur bought Fenix International Limited – the company that owns the adult content site – in 2018 and has been a director and majority shareholder since then.
A spokesperson for OnlyFans said: “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Leo Radvinsky.
“Leo passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer.
“His family have requested privacy at this difficult time.”
Radvinsky’s deal to buy OnlyFans followed just two years after the site was launched by British father and son Guy and Tim Stokely.
The firm behind OnlyFans, which is based in the UK, has paid out eye-watering dividends to Radvinsky since he acquired the company, with a record 701 million dollars (€603.7 million) paid out in 2024 as the streaming site saw user numbers jump by almost a quarter to 377.5 million globally.
The company is headquartered and pays tax in the UK, but makes the majority of its money in the US.
Radvinsky had reportedly been in talks to sell a majority stake in the site, with discussions recently believed to have been held with investment firm Architect Capital in a deal that values the service at around 5.5 billion dollars (€4.7 billion), including debt.