Then OnlyFans appeared in Essex in 2016 and completely altered the scene. It’s an internet platform.
Where “creators” claim ownership, charging followers a basic membership price to see their material.
Through “tips,” followers may access more explicit, “a la carte” content, which is typically but not necessarily sexual. You see more when you pay more.
It soared into the air. With 305 million members and over 4.1 million “creatives,” the website made a record $6.6 billion (£5.2 billion) in 2023, of which the business keeps 20%.
The remainder goes to the creatives. This implies that a very small number of people, mostly pop, rapper, and porn stars, earn millions of dollars.
But not the others, who are mostly young women who sell pictures and films of, well, pretty much anything that would catch someone’s eye in the hopes of making a sale.
